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.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1903-05-28 · Boise, Idaho, USA
- Died
- 1991-08-19
Known for
- The Mummy's Curse (1944) — Associate Producer
- Weird Woman (1944) — Associate Producer
- West of the Divide (1934) — Story
- Cheyenne (1955) — Teleplay
- Sharad of Atlantis (1936) — Screenplay
- The Las Vegas Strangler (1968) — Writer
- The Feathered Serpent (1948) — Adaptation
- City of Missing Girls (1941) — Screenplay
- The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969) — Director
- Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957) — Original Story
- Oh, Susanna (1936) — Screenplay
- The Renegade Ranger (1938) — Screenplay
- The Vanishing Riders (1935) — Screenplay
- Forbidden Trails (1941) — Story
- The Parson and the Outlaw (1957) — Director
- The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) — Screenplay