21 Jul 1962
Black Gold
Two friends join together to strike oil, court women, and battle an unscrupulous oilman politician during the Oklahoma oil boom of the 1920s.
The Oil Raider
"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.
Top Billed 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)
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