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Colonel Edwin L. Drake
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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.
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| Release Date | 1954-03-29 |
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| Runtime | 30m |
| Directors | Arthur Pierson, Charles P. Boyle |
| Producers | Roland D. Reed, Guy V. Thayer Jr. |
| Writer | Norman Reilly Raine |
