The Oil Raider

Nov 1, 1934

0h 59m

★ 0.0

Overview

"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.

Genres

Romance

Action

Adventure

Production Companies

Mayfair Pictures Corporation

Scott-Bennet Production

The Oil Raider Trailers

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Cast

Dave Warren

Buster Crabbe

Alice Varley

Gloria Shea

J. T. Varley

George Irving

Simmons

Max Wagner

Jim Walker

Emmett Vogan

Morrison

Harold Minjir

Oil Well Driller (uncredited)

Tom London

Oil Well Driller (uncredited)

Hal Taliaferro

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