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The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

JUN 11, 1916 · 25 MIN · DIR. CHRISTY CABANNE

MysteryComedyCrime

Coke Ennyday, the scientific detective, divides his time into periods of "Sleep", "Eat", "Dope" and "Drinks". In fact, he overcomes every situation with drugs: consuming cocaine to increase his energy or injecting it in his opponents to incapacitate them. To help the police, he tracks down a contraband of opium (which he eagerly tastes) transported within "leaping fishes", saving a "fish-blower" girl from blackmail along the way.

Cast

  • Douglas Fairbanks

    Douglas Fairbanks

    Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks

  • Bessie Love

    Bessie Love

    The Little Fish Blower

  • Allan Sears

    Allan Sears

    Gent Rolling in Wealth

  • Tom Wilson

    Tom Wilson

    Police Chief I.M. Keene

  • Alma Rubens

    Alma Rubens

    Wealthy Gent's Female Confederate

  • George Hall

    Japanese Accomplice (uncredited)

  • William Lowery

    William Lowery

    Gang Leader (uncredited)

  • Joe Murphy

    Joe Murphy

    Footman on Vehicle (uncredited)

  • Charles Stevens

    Charles Stevens

    Japanese Accomplice (uncredited)

  • B.F. Zeidman

    Scenario Editor (uncredited)

Crew

Writer

Tod Browning

Writer

Anita Loos

Director of Photography

John W. Leezer