Benny Rubin takes a tour of the Lame Brain Sanitarium and meets some of its strange patients.
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Benny Rubin
Benny
Vernon Dent
Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Polly Moran
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Karl Dane
Gus Shy
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Cliff Edwards
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Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker
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Nat Pendleton
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