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OriginalThe Mystery of the Leaping Fish is a 1916 American short silent comedy film spoofing Craig Kennedy and Sherlock Holmes. It stars Douglas Fairbanks as "Coke Ennyday", a detective with a massive drug habit who resorts to cocaine at every opportunity. It was directed by John Emerson, with the story written by Tod Browning, director of Freaks.
Reason
This is a weird film, with it having cocaine be used as its main comedic tool and an ending that comes out of nowhere. But beyond that, I do think that this has high EV to the article its on. As well as it being an entire film in public domain being used on the site is pretty fine in of itself.
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The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
FP category for this image
Probably Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Distributed by Triangle Film Corporation

Promoted File:The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916).webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:10, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]