The Oil Raider (1934)
"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.
- Date of release
- 1934-11-01
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Romance, Action, Adventure
- Director
- Spencer Gordon Bennet
Casting
- 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)
Interesting facts
The Oil Raider is a 1934 American action film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Buster Crabbe, Gloria Shea and George Irving. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature and was distributed by independent company Mayfair Pictures.
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