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hallucinations" (i.e. alcohol withdrawal symptoms, occurring only in patients with a history of alcoholism). BFI Screenonline writes that Hamer was "a recovering alcoholic" and that "he fell off the wagon during production , was sacked on the spot ... and would never work in the industry again." In
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139:. Although claims have since been made that he was sent down (expelled), with several sources suggesting that he was suspended for homosexual activities, he did in fact graduate with a third-class degree in 1933.
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