The Oil Raider (1934)
59 min
"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.
- Release date
- November 1, 1934
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Buster Crabbe as Dave Warren
- Gloria Shea as Alice Varley
- George Irving as J.T. Varley
- Max Wagner as Simmons
- Emmett Vogan as Jim Walker
- Harold Minjir as Morrison
- Tetsu Komai as Chinese Cook
- Tom London as Oil Well Driller
- Chuck Morrison as Oil Well Driller
- Hal Taliaferro as Oil Well Driller
Crew
- Spencer Gordon Bennet · Director
- Rex Taylor · Writer
- George Morgan · Writer
- Homer King Gordon · Writer
- Edward Snyder · Cinematographer
- Fred Bain · Editor