Douglas Fairbanks Detective Coke Ennyday divides his time in periods of sleeping, eating, using drugs and drinking. His drug use makes him invincible. The secret service asks him to find out how Fishy Joe gets all his money. Soon Coke had traced the money down to a gang of drug smugglers. I myself doubt whether Coke Ennyday is the right man to lead this investigation, but when there is a girl in trouble, there is no longer any doubt about Coke's integrity. Douglas Fairbanks and Bessie Love The leading roles in this somewhat bizarre comedy are for Douglas Fairbanks and Bessie Love. Douglas Fairbank Fairbanks started his successful career as an actor a year before the release of this film. Since the tempo in which silent films were made were back then much higher than is currently the case, 'The Mystery of the Leaping Fish' from 1916 was already his seventh film. Fairbanks is best known for his action films in which he did all his stunt work himself. Pers
Reviews of classic or obscure films. All reviews written by Anne-Marie Steenbergen.