Cavalcade of America - Season 2 Episode 29 Spindletop
Dramatized incidents tell the story of the efforts of Captain Anthony Lucas, an Austrian mining engineer, to prove his theory regarding the feasibility of drilling for oil in the salt-dome formations of the Beaumont area. Describes the equipment and methods which he used in drilling, his unsuccessful attempts, and his ultimate success when the first big gusher in the Southwest came in at Spindletop, Texas.
Keyword : anthology
Episode
Sam and the Whale
The Stolen General
Breakfast at Nancy's
Sunset at Appomattox
And to Fame Unknown
A Time to Grow
Tiger's Tail
The Last Will of Daniel Webster
Major Pauline
Betrayal
Riders of the Pony Express
One Nation Indivisible
Mr. Peale's Dinosaur
G for Goldberger
Smyrna Incident
Man of Glass
The Plume of Honor
Margin of Victory
The Absent Host
Duel at the OK Corral
The Splendid Dream
Young Andy Jackson
Escape
Riddle of the Seas
Crazy Judah
A Strange Journey
The Paper Sword
Saturday Story
Spindletop
Moonlight School
Cat With Crimson Eyes
The Skipper's Lady
Courage in Connecticut