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Birth Day: 1899-08-18
Place of birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films. Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe. As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford. Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952). In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956. Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
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As Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man
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As Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As Bellhop (uncredited)
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As Newsboy (uncredited)
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As Ed (uncredited)
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As Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
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As Window-Washer (uncredited)
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As Cab Driver (uncredited)
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As Airport Attendant (uncredited)
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As Painter (uncredited)
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As Jack - Radio Repairman
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As Mugg (uncredited)
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As Comedian
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As Apartment House Waiter
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As Porter
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As Hotel Handyman
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As Waiter
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As Barney
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As Newspaper Photographer
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As Louie (Uncredited)
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As Silver Slipper Waiter
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As Caviar Waiter in New York (Uncredited)
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As Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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As Nightclub Waiter
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As Edgar's Neighbor
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As Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
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As Bellhop (uncredited)
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As The Laundry Man
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As Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
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As Budd Doolittle
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As Waitress
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As Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
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As Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
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As Man in Diner (uncredited)
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As Elevator Boy
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As Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
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As Student
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As Homeless Thief in Washroom
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As Courtroom Spectator
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As Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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As Elevator Operator
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As Second Waiter
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As Mercury (uncredited)
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As Gossiping Citizen
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As Bob's Assistant (uncredited)
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As Airport Worker (uncredited)
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As Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
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As Leary's pal
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As Bartender (uncredited)
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As (uncredited)
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As Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)
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As Tenant (uncredited)
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As Mr. Hall
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As Bank Teller (uncredited)
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As Man Getting Shave
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As Native Henchman (uncredited)
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As Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
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As Porter (uncredited)
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As Moving Man (uncredited)
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As (uncredited)
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As Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)
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As Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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As Postman
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As Coach Driver
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As Townsman (uncredited)
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As Mr. Hall
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As Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall)
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As Spectator (uncredited)
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As Pool Hall Patron
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As Irate Movie Patron
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As Cameraman (uncredited)
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As T.N.T. Room Busboy
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As Cigarette Stand Owner
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As Sailor
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As Man Pushed into Fountain
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As Intern (uncredited)
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As Charlie Zeno
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As Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
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As Waiter (uncredited)
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As Waiter (uncredited)
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As Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
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As Organ Grinder
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As Actor (uncredited)
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As Tire thief's partner
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As Hunter (uncredited)
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As Train Passenger (uncredited)
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As Delivery Boy (uncredited)
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As Party Guest (uncredited)
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As Theatre Usher (uncredited)
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As Waiter (uncredited)
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As Delivery Boy
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As Pilot (uncredited)
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As Shop Worker (uncredited)
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As Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
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As Page
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As Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
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As Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
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As Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
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As Stan's Second
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As Man on Street (uncredited)
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As Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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As Janitor (uncredited)
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As Tipsy Ship Passenger
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As Second Tramp
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As Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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As The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
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As Postman (uncredited)
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As Train Passenger (uncredited)
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As Elevator Operator
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As Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
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As The Landlord
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As Bellboy / Landlord
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As Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
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As Waiter (uncredited)
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As Landlord (uncredited)
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As Kay's Dancing Partner
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As Dancer (uncredited)
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As Man on the Street (uncredited)
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As Milkman (uncredited)
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As Man on Train
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As Ice Cream Attendant
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As Man on the Street (uncredited)
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As Bellboy
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As Doughboy (uncredited)
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As Little Cook
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As Passenger
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As Mountain Man (uncredited)
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As Bellhop
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As Cabdriver (uncredited)
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As Mover (uncredited)
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As Cabdriver
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As Charlie
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As Neighbor
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As Street Cleaner (uncredited)
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As The Waiter (uncredited)
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As Taxi driver
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As Sidewalk diner attendant
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As Landlord
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As Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
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As Audience Member (uncredited)
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As Cabdriver
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As Man in fender bender
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As Neighbor
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As Postman (uncredited)
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As Train Passenger (uncredited)
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As Truck driver
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As Neighbor
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As Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
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As Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
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As Waiter (uncredited)
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As Boater (uncredited)
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As The Landlord
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As Little Moving Man (uncredited)
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As Soda Jerk (uncredited)
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As Musician
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As Shopkeeper
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As Messenger
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As Soldier (uncredited)
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As Convict (uncredited)
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As Man under car
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As Hotel extra
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As Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
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As Convict
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As Coxswain (uncredited)
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As Asylum Inmate
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As Cab driver (uncredited)
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As Moving man (uncredited)
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As Tillsbury's Butler
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As English chauffeur
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As Musician
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As Stagehand (uncredited)
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As Shoe Shine Man
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As Steward Who Drops Plates
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As First Soldier Over the Top
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As Party guest
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As Villager
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As Worker
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As Customer
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As First Bellhop (uncredited)
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As A Fireman