The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish is a 1916 American short silent comedy film spoofing Craig Kennedy and Sherlock Holmes. The picture stars Douglas Fairbanks as Coke Ennyday, a detective with a massive drug habit who resorts to cocaine at every opportunity; he jigs through the film looking unnaturally happy. Directed by John Emerson, the story was written by Tod Browning, director of the notorious Freaks. Anita Loos wrote the film's intertitles.
A 35mm print of the film still exists in its entirety and is currently in the public domain.
A 35mm print of the film still exists in its entirety and is currently in the public domain.