The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
- Directed by
- John Emerson, Christy Cabanne
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A comic detective character who is a parody of Sherlock Holmes gets involved in a case about illegal drugs. The film treats the topic of narcotics as a joke in a silly and lighthearted way.
whimsicalplayfullightcomedicparodicfast-pacedsilentabsurd
What happens
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish is a 1916 American short silent comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Bessie Love, and Alma Rubens. Directed by John Emerson, the story was written by Tod Browning with intertitles by Anita Loos. A parody of Sherlock Holmes fiction, the film addresses the topic of narcotics in a very light comedic way. A 35 mm print of the film still exists in its entirety and is currently in the public domain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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