The Oil Raider

1934 0h 59m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

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5.3

IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★5.3IMDB · 72

RomanceActionAdventure

Synopsis

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"Wildcatter" Dave Warren and his crew are trying to bring in a new oil well. Dave gives troublemaker Simmons a good thrashing and orders him off the site. In order to complete drilling Dave borrows $50,000 from investment banker J. T. Varley and also begins a romance with Varley's daughter Alice. Varley suffers market reverses and knowing that Dave is about to strike oil hires Simmons to wreck the rig so he can foreclose and take over.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Buster Crabbe
Dave Warren
Gloria Shea
Alice Varley
George Irving
J. T. Varley
Max Wagner
Simmons
Emmett Vogan
Jim Walker
Harold Minjir
Morrison
Tom London
Oil Well Driller (uncredited)
Hal Taliaferro
Oil Well Driller (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Writers: Rex Taylor
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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92 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Buster Crabbe and Gloria Shea and George Irving carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0282813 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Spencer Gordon Bennet directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
292 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Buster Crabbe and Gloria Shea and George Irving carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0282813 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.