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The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
is a 1916 American
short
silent film
starring
Douglas Fairbanks
,
Bessie Love
, and
Alma Rubens
. Directed by
John Emerson
, the story – a comedy which focused on "Coke Ennyday", a cocaine-using detective who is a parody of
Sherlock Holmes
– was written by
Tod Browning
with
intertitles
by
Anita Loos
. A 35 mm print of the film exists in its entirety and is in the
public domain
.
Film:
John Emerson
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