Movie · 1954

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Released 29 March 1954 More from 1954 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.