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The Hippopotamus

But nothing miraculousever actually happens, and certainly no-one is ever healed

But nothing miraculous
ever actually happens, and certainly no-one is ever healed

Full Transcript

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But nothing miraculous ever actually happens,
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and certainly no-one is ever healed.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:17
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
comedy
Production
The Electric Shadow Company

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Movie Summary

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
You can correct a mechanical fault, - The Hippopotamus 00:10
You can correct a mechanical fault,
Everything rots. - The Hippopotamus 00:05
Everything rots.
And that's the beastly bloody end of it. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
And that's the beastly bloody end of it.
Would anyone like a comforting chamomile? - The Hippopotamus 00:06
Would anyone like a comforting chamomile?
I think Tedward and I might have a chat - The Hippopotamus 00:07
I think Tedward and I might have a chat
'So, I was sent here to investigate miracles - The Hippopotamus 00:08
'So, I was sent here to investigate miracles
'Im beginning to feel like doubting Thomas - The Hippopotamus 00:10
'Im beginning to feel like doubting Thomas
My father came to this country from Massachusetts in 1936. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
My father came to this country from Massachusetts in 1936.
When the war came, he enlisted - The Hippopotamus 00:08
When the war came, he enlisted
Later that year, a young man came round the base. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
Later that year, a young man came round the base.
His father had a metal splinter in his foot. It was gangrenous. - The Hippopotamus 00:07
His father had a metal splinter in his foot. It was gangreno...
The boy knew the doctor would amputate - The Hippopotamus 00:07
The boy knew the doctor would amputate
My father touched the foot, the splinter came out, - The Hippopotamus 00:06
My father touched the foot, the splinter came out,
Well, I don't want to spoil the story, - The Hippopotamus 00:05
Well, I don't want to spoil the story,
A few more miracles, and people began to talk. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
A few more miracles, and people began to talk.
I never had a gift. I... I guess it skipped a generation. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
I never had a gift. I... I guess it skipped a generation.
Anne has asthma. - The Hippopotamus 00:05
Anne has asthma.
'David and I were out one afternoon - The Hippopotamus 00:11
'David and I were out one afternoon
Like he'd been taught, - The Hippopotamus 00:07
Like he'd been taught,
Rushed in, pushed his brother aside, - The Hippopotamus 00:07
Rushed in, pushed his brother aside,