The Strange Case of Robert Burnham (1916)
"If we could only get in touch with Burnham, we'd have this Lefty behind bars in jig time." In the one sentence, Weldon, the District Attorney, voiced the sentiments of the whole gathering. Weldon called a special meeting of his staff to get them out after Lefty, the clever crook, who baffled the entire New York police force. Some months before, Burnham, a detective, after carrying out one of his sensational raids and capturing Rogan's gang, has disappeared mysteriously and had never been heard from since. Soon after the raid, Rogan, true to his promise, had waylaid and stunned Burnham with a blackjack, intending to do away with him. When Burnham awoke, Rogan could see that his memory was lost, and decided to use him for his own purposes. Burnham readily became as famous as "Lefty," the crook, as he formerly had been as "Burnham, the Sleuth." In all his "jobs" Lefty had been highly successful, and now, seeing the District Attorney's activity, he decides to "show him where he gets off" by robbing his own home. He takes his sweetheart, Nan, one of the band, to help him. In making his getaway, Burnham falls and re-opens the wound in his head. Nan is captured, but released for lack of evidence. The shock restores Burnham's memory of things prior to his start in a life of crime, but does not recall his life as Lefty. Weldon sees Burnham and is overjoyed, for he now can prophesy Lefty's capture. Burnham starts out on the trail and, from Nan learns the truth about himself. He captures Rogan and Nan is shot in the fight. Burnham turns himself over to the District Attorney, who willingly arrests him for his many crimes, knowing that no jury could convict him. In the hospital, Nan is rapidly recovering and the light of love shines on the horizon for her and Burnham.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Eugene Mullin | Director |
| Jane Dixon | Writer |
| Roma Raymond | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Harry T. Morey | |
| Adele Kelly | |
| Frank Holland | |
| Ned Finley |
