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
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