The read
It runs a compact 59m.
Synopsis
"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.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Spencer Gordon BennetDirector
Cast
- Buster CrabbeDave Warren
- Gloria SheaAlice Varley
- George IrvingJ. T. Varley
- Max WagnerSimmons
- Emmett VoganJim Walker
- Harold MinjirMorrison
- Tom LondonOil Well Driller (uncredited)
- Hal TaliaferroOil Well Driller (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
oilwildcatter