The Oil Raider (1934) 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 $25,000 from investment banker J. T. Varley and also sells him a one third interest in the operation for another $25,000.00. Dave also begins a romance with Varley's niece Alice. Varley, after suffering investment loses and knowing that Dave is about to strike oil, hires Simmons to delay the drilling operations so he can foreclose and take over. Buster Crabbe, Gloria Shea, George Irving, Max Wagner, Emmett Vogan, Harold R. Minjir, Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet.