In 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Overcoming many other obstacles, Drake's innovation to shield the well from water entry by using a drive pipe finally allows drilling to proceed until striking oil in August, 1859. His perseverance yields many barrels of oil a day, and immediately brings about the start of the oil industry.
Top Cast
Vincent Price as Colonel Edwin L. Drake
Andy Clyde as Uncle Billy Smith
Alan Hale Jr. as Crew Foreman
Thurston Hall as James M. Townsend
Lloyd Corrigan as Doctor Brewer
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