The Shakespeare Lebowski

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 . [2] [3]  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 Plot The  frame story  presents Douglas Fairbanks submitting a new script to the scenario editor of a film studio. The embedded story shows an investigation led by Coke Ennyday: this private detective, who makes an immoderate and constant use of drugs, including  cocaine , is hired by the local police of Short Beach to discover the real means of subsistence of an extremely wealthy and mysterious man. To wash the dirty money coming fro...

  Gello   ( Ancient Greek :   Γελλώ ), in   Greek mythology , is a female   demon   or   revenant   who threatens the   reproductive cycle   by causing   infertility ,   miscarriage , and   infant mortality . By the   Byzantine era , the   gelloudes   ( γελλούδες ) were considered a class of beings. Women believed to be under   demonic possession   by   gelloudes   might stand   trial   or be subjected to   exorcism . Gyllou ,  Gylou ,  Gillo , or  Gelu  are some of its alternate forms. [wikipedia] Although reports of Gello's behavior are consistent, her nature is less determinate. In the 7-8th century,  John of Damascus  equated the gello with the  stryggai  that sometimes appeared in spirit form while at other times had solid bodies and wore clothing. [27] The strix could be regarded an " unclean spirit " ( akátharton  pneuma )...