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# Circa 1948

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## Video: Circa 1948

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_Published 2014-04-15. Circa 1948_


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## Transcript

[ MUSIC ]. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ]. [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ] [ MUSIC ] Hello. Is it the first? It's the 30th but there's a holiday so, I thought I'd check in now. Huh? Sofia, would you come out? My hands are full. Oh, she's such a hard worker. Sofia, the constables are here. How long have you been here Carlo? Oh, since the 27th, 26th or 27th. Those were the days, huh? Oh, were you around? No, no but [ COUGH ] [ COUGH ] excuse me. Oh do you want some water? Please. There's your coffee constable. I'll take a little cream and sugar sweetie. Of course you would. What brings you to the hotel? I been told there's a reprobate bookkeeper here.

Oh, I don't know about that. You don't know Percy Wallace? Oh, w, I know Mr. Wallace to be a respectable I'm teasing, I just saw him and I put ten big ones on the Joe Lewis. [ UNKNOWN ] Had just a little fun with you. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ]

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