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Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)

Karl Swenson: Drunken Doomsayer in Diner

The Birds

Karl Swenson credited as playing...

Drunken Doomsayer in Diner

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  • Doomsayer in diner: It's the end of the world!
  • Helen Carter: Two Bloody Marys, Deke. What actually happened at the school?
  • Deke Carter - Diner Owner: A bunch of crows attacked the school kids.
  • Doomsayer in diner: It's the end of the world. "Thus said the Lord God to the mountains, and the hills, and the rivers and the valleys; Behold, I, even I, shall bring a sword upon you, and I will devastate your high places. Ezekiel, Chapter 6.
  • Helen Carter: "Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink."
  • Doomsayer in diner: Isaiah, Chapter 5. It's the end of world.
  • Traveling Salesman at Diner's Bar: There isn't a bird anywhere in sight.
  • Doomsayer in diner: "Look at the birds of the air: they do not sow or reap, yet your Heavenly Father feeds them."

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