01 January 1946 Animated, Factual 22 mins
All-puppet animation tells the story of how oil is formed through ages of geological change, how it is found, extracted and put to use by man.
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Conrad Nagel as The Voice of Oil (voice)
H.B. Warner as The Voice of History (voice)
Gayne Whitman as The Geologist (voice)
Will Wright as The Professor (voice)
John Mather as The Barker (voice)
This is Oil, No.1: Prospecting for Petroleum Trailer
United States 01 January 1946
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1946 George Pal Productions, Shell Oil Company.
