Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

1954
30m

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Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954)

In 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. After conferring with Dr. Brewer (the land owner) and Joel D. Angier (who devised a method... Read allIn 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. After conferring with Dr. Brewer (the land owner) and Joel D. Angier (who devised a method of collecting oil using baffles), Drake reports back to James M. Townsend (Pennsylvania R... Read allIn 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. After conferring with Dr. Brewer (the land owner) and Joel D. Angier (who devised a method of collecting oil using baffles), Drake reports back to James M. Townsend (Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company, New Haven, Conn.) that it should be feasible to increase the yield beyond... Read all

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Joel D. Angier: I don't care what you think, mister. There's no way to increase that oil. I've tried every way there is and most of it still gets away. SO I'm telling ya, there just ain't no way.
Colonel Edwin L. Drake: I think it is possible.
Joel D. Angier: To increase the quantity of the oil?
Doctor Brewer: And collect enough to make it commercially practical?
Colonel Edwin L. Drake: Yes. It may take time. But a way can, and will be, found.

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A Corporate Video

There isn't much to commend this corporate video apart from the fact that Vincent Price is in it, and the only reason that it has stood the test of time internationally is for the same reason. The story is of very little interest to those who live outside of the place that this is set, and has no real international appeal. Vincent Price's appearance in the film adds nothing to the value of the story, but his name on the credit sheet means that the corporate video will be handed down for posterity because of Vincent Price's appearance. Corporate videos are not known for their storytelling values because they are meant to be informative for those within the corporation. Vincent Price fans would do well to stay away from this corporate video as it does not come anywhere near the quality of Science Fiction Theatre.

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