Come Across (film)

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Come Across
Directed by Ray Taylor
Screenplay by Peter Milne
Jack Rollens
Monte Carter
Ford Beebe
Based onThe Stolen Lady
by William Dudley Pelley
Starring Lina Basquette
Reed Howes
Flora Finch
Crauford Kent
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Clarissa Selwynne
Cinematography Frank Redman
Edited byTom Malloy
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 30, 1929 (1929-06-30)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Come Across is a 1929 American crime film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Peter Milne, Jack Rollens, Monte Carter and Ford Beebe. The film stars Lina Basquette, Reed Howes, Flora Finch, Crauford Kent, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Clarissa Selwynne. The film was released on June 30, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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