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The Hippopotamus

'The steam whistle replaced by the turgid sound of diesel 'and now electric trains.' - Mr....

'The steam whistle replaced by the turgid sound of diesel 'and now electric trains.' - Mr. Wallace?
- I'm looking for David

Full Transcript

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'The steam whistle replaced
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by the turgid sound of diesel
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'and now electric trains.'
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- Mr. Wallace? - I'm looking for David.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:30
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.
Oh, one of the great undertakings of our age. - The Hippopotamus 00:05
Oh, one of the great undertakings of our age.
Don't tell me the last bastion of sanity of this house - The Hippopotamus 00:09
Don't tell me the last bastion of sanity of this house
The greater the discretion, the larger the tip. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
The greater the discretion, the larger the tip.
Do you know where David is? Oh, come on, John. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
Do you know where David is? Oh, come on, John.
I know you see everything that goes on round here. - The Hippopotamus 00:05
I know you see everything that goes on round here.
In fact, he must spend most nights out in the grounds. - The Hippopotamus 00:07
In fact, he must spend most nights out in the grounds.
'I licked the grass, - The Hippopotamus 00:06
'I licked the grass,
'Clean grass is hay, - The Hippopotamus 00:07
'Clean grass is hay,
'I hugged the leaves, - The Hippopotamus 00:06
'I hugged the leaves,
'Squeezed sap is blood - The Hippopotamus 00:10
'Squeezed sap is blood
Feel the spirit surging through you. You must embrace it. - The Hippopotamus 00:05
Feel the spirit surging through you. You must embrace it.
'I don't recall Saint Francis of Assisi - The Hippopotamus 00:07
'I don't recall Saint Francis of Assisi
'Maybe they just left that part out.' - The Hippopotamus 00:06
'Maybe they just left that part out.'
Are all your cures like that? - The Hippopotamus 00:05
Are all your cures like that?
'And I'll admit it's been particularly hard - The Hippopotamus 00:11
'And I'll admit it's been particularly hard
I may be unreliable when it comes to fonts - The Hippopotamus 00:13
I may be unreliable when it comes to fonts
I never was a boy scout, - The Hippopotamus 00:15
I never was a boy scout,
Mr. Lennox? - The Hippopotamus 00:05
Mr. Lennox?
Can you tell me the nature - The Hippopotamus 00:07
Can you tell me the nature
Then perhaps you can explain why David said to me, - The Hippopotamus 00:21
Then perhaps you can explain why David said to me,