The Summary for this unviewed film is based on reviews in the 30 Apr 1922 FD, and the 6 May 1922 editions of Moving Picture World and Exhibitors Trade Review.
       Actress Edith Roberts was selected to star in Across the Continent, the 17 Dec 1921 Motion Picture News announced, but she was ultimately replaced by Mary MacLaren.
       The 1 Dec 1921 American Cinematographer reported that photographer Charles Edgar Schoenbaum, who often worked with actor Wallace Reid, had rejoined him on the “new” Across the Continent. The 10 Dec 1921 Moving Picture World noted that filming was scheduled to begin 5 Dec 1921. The article speculated, “Locations in various sections of the country will be utilized, possibly entailing a trans-continental journey for the star and some of the supporting players,” but apparently the production never left CA. The 24 Dec 1921 Moving Picture World spotted cast and crew “in San Francisco for opening shots,” and a couple of weeks later, the production returned to Hollywood from the Mojave Desert and “nearby locations,” according to the 14 Jan 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review.
       The “Dent” automobile at the center of the story was actually a Ford Model T, “sufficiently camouflaged to prevent any lawsuits,” according to the 30 Apr 1922 FD. The 6 May 1922 Moving Picture World referred to the Dent as a “thinly disguised…certain well-known real make of automobile.” However, Ford dealerships appeared happy to promote the film, according to the 8 Jul 1922 Exhibitors Herald. “I had several Fords parade the streets and the small towns around the city with banners on each side reading, ‘Ford Wins Again. See it in Across the Continent at the Lyric Theatre,’” a Cornersville, IN, theater manager wrote in a letter to the trade publication.
       The film opened at the Rialto Theatre on Broadway in New York City the last week of Apr 1922 (probably Friday, 29 Apr), as listed in the 1 May 1922 FD.