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Movie

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

Released: June 11, 1916 (1916)

Runtime: 25 minutes

Genres: 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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • Joe Murphy as Footman on Vehicle (uncredited)

    Age at release: 39

  • Tom Wilson as Police Chief I.M. Keene

    Age at release: 35

  • Douglas Fairbanks as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks

    Age at release: 33

  • William Lowery as Gang Leader (uncredited)

    Age at release: 30

  • Allan Sears as Gent Rolling in Wealth

    Age at release: 29

  • Charles Stevens as Japanese Accomplice (uncredited)

    Age at release: 23

  • George Hall as Japanese Accomplice (uncredited)

    Age at release: 22

  • Alma Rubens as Wealthy Gent's Female Confederate

    Age at release: 19

  • Bessie Love as The Little Fish Blower

    Age at release: 17