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The Hippopotamus

When the war came, he enlisted and trained as an engineeringofficer in the R.A.F

When the war came, he enlisted and trained as an engineering
officer in the R.A.F

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When the war came, he enlisted
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and trained as an engineering officer in the R.A.F.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:13
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.
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,
Healed. Not another attack since. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
Healed. Not another attack since.
'It's like Stephen Hawking - The Hippopotamus 00:07
'It's like Stephen Hawking
'I don't mind my old friends turning into venal assholes, - The Hippopotamus 00:10
'I don't mind my old friends turning into venal as...
The leukemia had taken hold - The Hippopotamus 00:06
The leukemia had taken hold
'The third week, entirely cured. - The Hippopotamus 00:05
'The third week, entirely cured.
'David had been with her every day.' - The Hippopotamus 00:08
'David had been with her every day.'
David's hands heal. I've seen it with my own eyes. - The Hippopotamus 00:06
David's hands heal. I've seen it with my own eyes.
But this feels big, important. - The Hippopotamus 00:05
But this feels big, important.
Do I hide it like a curse or shout it from the rooftops? - The Hippopotamus 00:06
Do I hide it like a curse or shout it from the rooftops?