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The Hippopotamus

'I was perfectly happy to labor 'in the service of Jane's delusions, 'but what were those...

'I was perfectly happy to labor 'in the service of Jane's delusions, 'but what were those delusions?

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'I was perfectly happy to labor
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'in the service of Jane's delusions,
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'but what were those delusions?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:40
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.
'I envied those careless peasants - The Hippopotamus 00:07
'I envied those careless peasants
'Mine was a more elusive quarry, - The Hippopotamus 00:11
'Mine was a more elusive quarry,
'My last visit to swafford had been amusing enough, - The Hippopotamus 00:08
'My last visit to swafford had been amusing enough,
♪ Now the pale moon shining ♪ - The Hippopotamus 00:29
♪ Now the pale moon shining ♪
Davey wanted to come, - The Hippopotamus 00:08
Davey wanted to come,
There was a young man called Simon, - The Hippopotamus 00:09
There was a young man called Simon,
He thought it a shame that his very own name - The Hippopotamus 00:12
He thought it a shame that his very own name
♪ Hold your hats ♪ - The Hippopotamus 00:24
♪ Hold your hats ♪
'The home of the Logan family since 1984 - The Hippopotamus 00:13
'The home of the Logan family since 1984
'After doing something sinister for Margaret Thatcher - The Hippopotamus 00:21
'After doing something sinister for Margaret Thatcher
- Oh! Oh! Ha-ha! - Just... just plain Ted. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
- Oh! Oh! Ha-ha! - Just... just plain Ted.
Ah! Podmore, is it not? - The Hippopotamus 00:06
Ah! Podmore, is it not?
Oh, very well, Master David. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
Oh, very well, Master David.
And then after dinner, I can take you round the east wing. - The Hippopotamus 00:05
And then after dinner, I can take you round the east wing.
Oh. Whiskey's right, isn't it? - The Hippopotamus 00:05
Oh. Whiskey's right, isn't it?
'Since becoming his godfather, - The Hippopotamus 00:08
'Since becoming his godfather,
'Mine, brief and infrequent - The Hippopotamus 00:08
'Mine, brief and infrequent
'His, almost monthly, impossibly tedious - The Hippopotamus 00:08
'His, almost monthly, impossibly tedious
'He looked up to his father, Michael, - The Hippopotamus 00:10
'He looked up to his father, Michael,
'The truth is, - The Hippopotamus 00:07
'The truth is,