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‘The Big Hangover’ from 1950: A Post-WWII Story

A shell-shocked WWII veteran struggles to function in society from a lingering trauma.
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‘The Big Hangover’ from 1950: A Post-WWII Story
Mary Belney (Elizabeth Taylor) and David Maldon (Van Johnson), in "The Big Hangover." Warner Bros.
Tiffany Brannan
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NR | 1 h 22 mins | Romance, Comedy | 1950

Perhaps no other event in world history has been the basis of as many films as World War II. Since the war happened during Hollywood’s Golden Era, hundreds of movies were made while the war lasted. In the second half of the 1940s and the early 1950s, many films were made about the aftermath, which returning veterans experienced.

Tiffany Brannan
Tiffany Brannan
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Tiffany Brannan is a 23-year-old opera singer, Hollywood historian, vintage fashion enthusiast, and journalist. Her classic film journey started in 2016 when she and her sister started the Pure Entertainment Preservation Society to reform the arts by reinstating the Motion Picture Production Code. Tiffany launched Cinballera Entertainment in June 2023 to produce original performances which combine opera, ballet, and old films in historic SoCal venues. Having written for The Epoch Times since 2019, she became the host of a YouTube channel, The Epoch Insights, in June 2024.
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