Oliver Drake

Writing • 201 Credits

Biography

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.

🎬 Directed Titles (32)

Directorial Filmography
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals

The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals

1969 ⭐ 2.4
The Parson and the Outlaw

The Parson and the Outlaw

1957 ⭐ 2.3
Sunset Carson Rides Again

Sunset Carson Rides Again

1948 ⭐ 2.6
Across The Rio Grande

Across The Rio Grande

1949 ⭐ 2.3
Ride a Wild Stud

Ride a Wild Stud

1969 ⭐ 1.6
Lonesome Trail

Lonesome Trail

1945 ⭐ 2.9
A Lust to Kill

A Lust to Kill

1958 ⭐ 3.6
Today I Hang

Today I Hang

1942 ⭐ 2.9
They Ran for Their Lives

They Ran for Their Lives

1968 ⭐ 3.3
The Kid from Gower Gulch

The Kid from Gower Gulch

1950 ⭐ 3.5
Brand of Fear

Brand of Fear

1949 ⭐ 3.3
Outlaw Treasure

Outlaw Treasure

1955 ⭐ 4.5
Saddle Serenade

Saddle Serenade

1945 ⭐ 4.5
Riders of the Dawn

Riders of the Dawn

1945 ⭐ 5.0
Lawless Code

Lawless Code

1949 ⭐ 4.5
Song of the Sierras

Song of the Sierras

1946 ⭐ 4.0
Texas Tornado

Texas Tornado

1932 ⭐ 4.0
Battling Marshal

Battling Marshal

1950 ⭐ 4.0
Roaring Westward

Roaring Westward

1949 ⭐ 4.0
Trail to Mexico

Trail to Mexico

1946 ⭐ 4.5
West of the Alamo

West of the Alamo

1946 ⭐ 5.0
Springtime in Texas

Springtime in Texas

1945 ⭐ 4.5
Trail of Terror

Trail of Terror

1943 ⭐ 4.0
Border Buckaroos

Border Buckaroos

1943 ⭐ 5.0
Fighting Valley

Fighting Valley

1943
Deadline

Deadline

1948 ⭐ 3.5
Fighting Mustang

Fighting Mustang

1948 ⭐ 4.5
Rainbow Over the Rockies

Rainbow Over the Rockies

1947 ⭐ 4.5
Moon Over Montana

Moon Over Montana

1946 ⭐ 5.0
Ginger

Ginger

1947 ⭐ 4.5
West of Texas

West of Texas

1943 ⭐ 4.0
Angelica, the Young Vixen

Angelica, the Young Vixen

1970

✍️ Written & Story Credits (103)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
West of the Divide

West of the Divide

1934 ⭐ 2.6
Story
Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936 ⭐ 2.2
Screenplay
The Las Vegas Strangler

The Las Vegas Strangler

1968 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent

1948 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
City of Missing Girls

City of Missing Girls

1941 ⭐ 2.4
Screenplay
Oh, Susanna

Oh, Susanna

1936 ⭐ 3.1
Story
The Renegade Ranger

The Renegade Ranger

1938 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
The Vanishing Riders

The Vanishing Riders

1935 ⭐ 2.1
Screenplay
Forbidden Trails

Forbidden Trails

1941 ⭐ 2.8
Story
The Parson and the Outlaw

The Parson and the Outlaw

1957 ⭐ 2.3
Writer
The Riders of the Whistling Skull

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

1937 ⭐ 2.9
Screenplay
Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937 ⭐ 2.1
Story
Hit the Saddle

Hit the Saddle

1937 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Arizona Stage Coach

Arizona Stage Coach

1942 ⭐ 2.5
Story
Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound

1941 ⭐ 2.1
Story
Public Cowboy No. 1

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

1939 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
Border G-Man

Border G-Man

1938 ⭐ 2.8
Screenplay
Painted Desert

Painted Desert

1938 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Sky Dragon

Sky Dragon

1949 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Arizona Legion

Arizona Legion

1939 ⭐ 2.8
Screenplay
Nation Aflame

Nation Aflame

1937 ⭐ 2.6
Story
Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1945 ⭐ 2.7
Screenplay
Round-Up Time in Texas

Round-Up Time in Texas

1937 ⭐ 3.9
Screenplay
The Lone Rider Ambushed

The Lone Rider Ambushed

1941 ⭐ 2.5
Screenplay
Fugitive Valley

Fugitive Valley

1941 ⭐ 3.0
Story
Gun Law

Gun Law

1938 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
The Sagebrush Troubadour

The Sagebrush Troubadour

1935 ⭐ 3.2
Screenplay
Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

1932 ⭐ 2.3
Story
Lonesome Trail

Lonesome Trail

1945 ⭐ 2.9
Story
The Drifter

The Drifter

1932 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Thunder Town

Thunder Town

1946 ⭐ 2.1
Screenplay
A Scarlet Week-End

A Scarlet Week-End

1932 ⭐ 1.9
Writer
Beyond the Rockies

Beyond the Rockies

1932 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Law and Lawless

Law and Lawless

1932 ⭐ 3.0
Story
The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail

1943 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
The Purple Vigilantes

The Purple Vigilantes

1938 ⭐ 2.4
Screenplay
The Trigger Trio

The Trigger Trio

1937 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
Roarin' Lead

Roarin' Lead

1936 ⭐ 2.9
Story
Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942 ⭐ 4.2
Story
Hard Guy

Hard Guy

1941 ⭐ 2.9
Story
Today I Hang

Today I Hang

1942 ⭐ 2.9
Story
Ghost Town Gold

Ghost Town Gold

1936 ⭐ 2.9
Screenplay
Robbers of the Range

Robbers of the Range

1941 ⭐ 3.9
Story
Western von gestern

Western von gestern

1978 ⭐ 3.9
Screenplay
The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo

1963 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Boots and Saddles

Boots and Saddles

1937 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
Death Rides the Range

Death Rides the Range

1939 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Trailing Double Trouble

Trailing Double Trouble

1940 ⭐ 3.8
Screenplay
The Saddle Buster

The Saddle Buster

1932 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Born to Battle

Born to Battle

1935 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley

1941 ⭐ 3.4
Story
The Singing Vagabond

The Singing Vagabond

1935 ⭐ 3.8
Screenplay
Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

1938 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
The Law of the Tong

The Law of the Tong

1931 ⭐ 3.8
Story
Heart of the Rockies

Heart of the Rockies

1937 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas

1939 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Deep in the Heart of Texas

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942 ⭐ 3.8
Writer
Trail of the Yukon

Trail of the Yukon

1949 ⭐ 3.8
Screenplay
The Tulsa Kid

The Tulsa Kid

1940 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo

1939 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Orphan of the Sage

Orphan of the Sage

1928 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Billy the Kid Outlawed

Billy the Kid Outlawed

1940 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1935 ⭐ 4.5
Screenplay
Song of the Sierras

Song of the Sierras

1946 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Border Guns

Border Guns

1934 ⭐ 4.5
Writer
The Texan

The Texan

1932 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
The Reckless Buckaroo

The Reckless Buckaroo

1935 ⭐ 5.0
Story
The Mojave Kid

The Mojave Kid

1927 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
West of Cheyenne

West of Cheyenne

1931 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
War of the Range

War of the Range

1933 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
Rogue of the Rio Grande

Rogue of the Rio Grande

1930 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
The Texas Rambler

The Texas Rambler

1935 ⭐ 5.0
Screenplay
Trail of Terror

Trail of Terror

1943 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Pride of the Plains

Pride of the Plains

1944 ⭐ 4.5
Story
Pals of the Pecos

Pals of the Pecos

1941 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

1939 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
The Reckless Rider

The Reckless Rider

1932 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Wild Horse Rodeo

Wild Horse Rodeo

1937 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942 ⭐ 5.0
Screenplay
Comin' 'Round the Mountain

Comin' 'Round the Mountain

1936 ⭐ 4.5
Screenplay
Border Buckaroos

Border Buckaroos

1943 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Kansas Cyclone

Kansas Cyclone

1941 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Raiders of the West

Raiders of the West

1942 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Fighting Valley

Fighting Valley

1943
Screenplay
Deadline

Deadline

1948 ⭐ 3.5
Story
Trail to Mexico

Trail to Mexico

1946 ⭐ 4.5
Screenplay
Rainbow Over the Rockies

Rainbow Over the Rockies

1947 ⭐ 4.5
Story
The Cyclone Ranger

The Cyclone Ranger

1935 ⭐ 5.0
Screenplay
The Desert Rider

The Desert Rider

1929 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
Lightning Triggers

Lightning Triggers

1935 ⭐ 5.0
Screenplay
Fighting Thru

Fighting Thru

1934 ⭐ 3.5
Story
Moon Over Montana

Moon Over Montana

1946 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Ginger

Ginger

1947 ⭐ 4.5
Screenplay
The Drifter

The Drifter

1929 ⭐ 4.5
Writer
Texas Tornado

Texas Tornado

1932 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
Gun Law

Gun Law

1929 ⭐ 4.0
Story
When the Law Rides

When the Law Rides

1928 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
The Cheyenne Cyclone

The Cheyenne Cyclone

1931 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Via Pony Express

Via Pony Express

1933 ⭐ 4.5
Screenplay
West of Texas

West of Texas

1943 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Angelica, the Young Vixen

Angelica, the Young Vixen

1970
Writer