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The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)

Genre : Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 25M

Director : Christy Cabanne, John Emerson

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
Allan Sears
Allan Sears
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
George Hall
George Hall
William Lowery
William Lowery
Joe Murphy
Joe Murphy
Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens
Charles Stevens
Charles Stevens
B.F. Zeidman
B.F. Zeidman

Crews

Christy Cabanne
Christy Cabanne
Director
John Emerson
John Emerson
Director
Tod Browning
Tod Browning
Writer
Anita Loos
Anita Loos
Writer
John W. Leezer
John W. Leezer
Director of Photography

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