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The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

1916 25 min ★ 5.9 Mystery Comedy Crime

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.

Director: Christy Cabanne Director: John Emerson Writer: Tod Browning Writer: Anita Loos

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 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 B.F. Zeidman Scenario Editor (uncredited)