Oliver Drake
Oliver Drake was an American screenwriter and director, primarily known for his contributions to the Western genre. Over his career, he wrote and directed numerous low-budget Westerns, including Today I Hang (1942). Drake's work was instrumental in shaping the B-Western film landscape during the 1930s and 1940s.
Crew
Lawless Valley
Story
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Screenplay, Screenstory
The Scarlet Brand
Adaptation
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals
Director
Sharad of Atlantis
Screenplay
Boots and Saddles
Screenplay
Arizona Stage Coach
Story
Orphan of the Sage
Story, Scenario Writer
The Vagabond Cub
Screenplay
Pals of the Prairie
Story
The Little Buckaroo
Scenario Writer
Gunsmoke Ranch
Story, Screenplay, Songs
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Original Story
Sky Dragon
Screenplay, Story
The Feathered Serpent
Adaptation, Story, Screenplay
Outlaw Treasure
Director
Lonesome Trail
Director, Story, Producer
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Director, Associate Producer
Death Rides the Range
Story
Beyond the Pecos
Associate Producer
The Drifter
Writer
Forbidden Trails
Story
They Ran for Their Lives
Director
Trailing Double Trouble
Screenplay
Arizona Bound
Story
Oh, Susanna
Story, Screenplay
Hit the Saddle
Story, Screenplay
Saddle Serenade
Director
Riders of the Dawn
Director
The Vanishing Riders
Screenplay
Public Cowboy No. 1
Screenplay
The Parson and the Outlaw
Director, Writer
Across The Rio Grande
Director
Arizona Trail
Associate Producer
A Lust to Kill
Director
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Writer
The Kid from Gower Gulch
Director
Thunder Town
Screenplay
The Silver Bullet
Producer
Racketeers of the Range
Screenplay
The Las Vegas Strangler
Writer, Producer
Gun Smoke
Screenplay
The Hurricane Horseman
Adaptation
A Scarlet Week-End
Writer
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Adaptation
Lawless Code
Director
Song of the Sierras
Director, Producer, Story
Beyond the Rockies
Screenplay
The Saddle Buster
Screenplay
Weird Woman
Associate Producer
Border Guns
Writer
Texas Tornado
Director, Writer
Deadwood Pass
Adaptation, Dialogue
Border G-Man
Screenplay
Oklahoma Raiders
Associate Producer
Arizona Legion
Screenplay
The Texan
Screenplay
The Reckless Buckaroo
Story
Law and Lawless
Story
The Mojave Kid
Writer
The Lone Star Trail
Screenplay
The Phantom of the Range
Scenario Writer
West of Cheyenne
Writer
War of the Range
Writer
Born to Battle
Writer
Battling Marshal
Director
Roaring Westward
Director
Outlaw Justice
Dialogue
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
Trail to Mexico
Director, Screenplay
West of the Alamo
Director
The Texas Rambler
Story, Screenplay
Springtime in Texas
Director
Trail of Terror
Director, Screenplay
Nation Aflame
Story
Riders of Death Valley
Story
The Purple Vigilantes
Screenplay
City of Missing Girls
Screenplay
The Singing Vagabond
Original Story, Screenplay
The Renegade Ranger
Screenplay
Roarin' Lead
Story
Pals of the Pecos
Screenplay, Story
Pride of the Plains
Story
The Trigger Trio
Screenplay
Shut My Big Mouth
Story, Screenplay
The Law of the Tong
Story, Scenario Writer
Lawless Valley
Screenplay
Trouble in Sundown
Screenplay
Hard Guy
Story
Today I Hang
Director, Story
The Reckless Rider
Writer
Heart of the Rockies
Screenplay
Ghost Town Gold
Screenplay
Wild Horse Rodeo
Screenplay, Story
Cowboys from Texas
Screenplay
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Writer
Gun Smoke
Screenplay
Trail of the Yukon
Screenplay
Round-Up Time in Texas
Screenplay
The Old Chisholm Trail
Associate Producer
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Associate Producer
The Mummy's Curse
Associate Producer, Songs
Ride a Wild Stud
Director
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Screenplay
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Screenplay
The Lone Rider Ambushed
Story, Screenplay
The Tulsa Kid
Screenplay
Border Buckaroos
Director, Writer
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Story
Fugitive Valley
Story
Kansas Cyclone
Writer
Raiders of the West
Story, Screenplay
West of Texas
Director, Story, Screenplay
Robbers of the Range
Story
Fighting Valley
Director, Story, Screenplay
Deadline
Director, Story, Associate Producer
Fighting Mustang
Director
Gun Law
Story, Screenplay
Rainbow Over the Rockies
Director, Story
Riders of the Santa Fe
Producer
Brand of Fear
Director
The Cyclone Ranger
Story, Screenplay
Angelica, the Young Vixen
Director, Writer, Producer
The Desert Rider
Writer
Lightning Triggers
Screenplay
Fighting Thru
Story
The Fighting Gringo
Screenplay
Moon Over Montana
Producer, Director, Writer
Ginger
Screenplay, Director
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Associate Producer
Painted Desert
Screenplay
The Drifter
Story, Writer
West of the Divide
Story
When a Man Rides Alone
Adaptation
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Screenplay
Red Riders of Canada
Scenario Writer
The Cherokee Kid
Scenario Writer
Cyclone of the Range
Story
Gun Law
Story