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The Big Hangover

Released May 26, 1950 1h 22m Romance Comedy List
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
In a French monastery during World War II, David Maldon (Van Johnson) almost drowned when he fell into a vat of brandy. Ever since, he has suffered from a psychosomatic response to alcohol that causes him to act inebriated if he so much as looks at a bottle of booze. Mary Belney (Elizabeth Taylor), the psychoanalyst daughter of the senior partner of the big-ticket law firm David has just joined, attempts to cure his condition while he battles a city prosecutor (Leon Ames) on an eviction case.
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Bob Thomas Associated Press The funny stuff doesn't always pay off, but'it's a warming and enjoyable picture. Jul 29, 2019 Full Review TIME Magazine The result makes an odd layer cake composed of alternate slabs of slapstick and preachment, none of it very digestible. Mar 23, 2011 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Elizabeth Taylor is warm and appealing as the amateur psychiatrist. Van Johnson, too, is rather subdued and serious here, to just as warming effect. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review TV Guide [An] odd film about a man who gets dizzy at the mere sniff of any alcohol. Rated: 2/4 Mar 23, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The cast is so endearing that they do wonders with the silly premise. Rated: B+ Jan 15, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Movie has some character and moral values for its time. Quality of the cast saves a thin script. Worth seeing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member just OK rom-com but very predictable Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a French monastery during World War II, David Maldon (Van Johnson) almost drowned when he fell into a vat of brandy. Ever since, he has suffered from a psychosomatic response to alcohol that causes him to act inebriated if he so much as looks at a bottle of booze. Mary Belney (Elizabeth Taylor), the psychoanalyst daughter of the senior partner of the big-ticket law firm David has just joined, attempts to cure his condition while he battles a city prosecutor (Leon Ames) on an eviction case.
Director
Norman Krasna
Producer
Norman Krasna
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 26, 1950, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 22m
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