And we have returned. Were talking with michael caine. Sean connery will join us in a moment. David brenner and burt mustin are here tonight. What else do you do besides selling those plaster of paris dogs . Oh, i did all sorts of jobs. I was once a night clerk in a hotel of rather bad reputation. That shouldve been fascinating. It was fascinating because i used to i was very innocent in those days. I had just come out of the army, and i kept letting in people called mr. And mrs. Smith of somewhere. And it never fell in. I never fell into the fact that the ladies were rather sully looking. No. I really didnt. And you know, i was thinking i eventually found out that they were all doing other than just being mr. And mrs. Smith. Yeah. Which is can be quite boring. Yes. And so i started charging them. They used to send down for a pot of coffee or a pot of tea, and i kept putting the price up because i knew no one would dare make a fuss. Good thinking. And, one day, there were a lot of amer
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