The Drake Case

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The Drake Case
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Directed by Edward Laemmle
Screenplay byJ.G. Hawks
Charles Logue
Dudley Early
Produced byEdward Laemmle
Starring Gladys Brockwell
Forrest Stanley
Robert Frazer
Doris Lloyd
CinematographyJerome Ash
Edited by Ted J. Kent
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 1, 1929 (1929-09-01)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Drake Case is a 1929 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by J.G. Hawks, Charles Logue and Dudley Early. The film stars Gladys Brockwell, Forrest Stanley, Robert Frazer, and Doris Lloyd. The film was released on September 1, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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