Poster of Cast and Crew in American Experience - Season 2 - Episode 5 - Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

American Experience - Season 2 - Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil (Episode 5)

Plot: The tale of mavericks whose risk-taking, sweat and dreams changed an American industry. Starting with Spindletop, the first Texas gusher in 1902, rare archival film and interviews with pioneering oilmen are set against a contemporary story of a modern "wildcatter," gambling to find his fortune in yet another narrow hole in the Texas earth
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, October 31 1989
35 years ago