The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

68
  • NR
An early Fairbanks two-reeler, where Fairbanks parodies Sherlock Holmes, and pokes fun at the wide use of cocaine during the Twenties. He plays master sleuth Coke Ennyday who is on the case of the mysterious leaping fish. Ennyday cannot sleuth without...read more

An early Fairbanks two-reeler, where Fairbanks parodies Sherlock Holmes, and pokes fun at the wide use of cocaine during the Twenties. He plays master sleuth Coke Ennyday who is on the case of the mysterious leaping fish. Ennyday cannot sleuth without his cocaine, so he always keeps a supply handy, dancing the 'Cocaine Quiver', and taking off after the bad guys. The film was written by Tod Browning and D.W. Griffith.

Original Release

06/11/1916

US Release

06/11/1916

Cast

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Directors

John Emerson, Christy Cabanne

Writers

Tod Browning, Anita Loos

Cast

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