The original fake-death amnesia plot twist — 1923 did it first, baby.
Produced by low-budget entrepreneur Phil Goldstone, this silent action melodrama starred Richard Talmadge, a German-born former stunt double for Douglas Fairbanks.Talmadge played Bruce Randall, a wealthy young man supposedly killed during a robbery in his home. But Bruce has survived and is instead wandering about in a state of amnesia.
Stunts
Talmadge's Fairbanks-trained athleticism carries entire action sequences.
Production
Goldstone's shoestring budget somehow screams 1920s glamour.
Director
William K. Howard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Talmadge was born Ernst Erich Freund in Germany and doubled for Fairbanks before demanding his own starring vehicles.
Phil Goldstone's Poverty Row studio cranked out dozens of these 'programmers' that kept small theatres alive during the silent-to-sound transition.
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