Across the Continent

Across the Continent

A picture with humor, swift action and abounding love interest. The dramatic vindication of the poor man's automobile

NR 1922 · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Romance, Comedy

Jimmy Dent , son of John Dent, the maker of the reliable but plain Dent automobile, is dismissed from the firm after he refuses to drive a Dent. He goes west with the Tyler family, owners of a rival automobile firm, in one of their expensive high speed cars. 

Directed by Phil Rosen · Written by Byron Morgan

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