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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman is a american film of genre Drama directed by Stuart Heisler released in USA on 1 march 1947 with Susan Hayward
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 march 1947
Length 1h43
Directed by Stuart Heisler
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs
Rating62%
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947), also called A Woman Destroyed, is a drama film with elements of Film Noir, which tells the story of a rising nightclub.singer who marries another singer, whose career takes off, then falls into alcoholism after giving up her career for him. The film stars Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman, and Eddie Albert, and was written by Frank Cavett, John Howard Lawson, Dorothy Parker, and Lionel Wiggam, and was directed by Stuart Heisler. Ethel Wales appears in an uncredited part.
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Susan Hayward) and Best Writing, Original Story.
The story is loosely based on the life of Dixie Lee, the first wife of actor-singer Bing Crosby.
Synopsis
In a hospital, Angie Evans (Susan Hayward), her face bandaged, recounts the events that brought her here.Actors
Susan Hayward
(Angie Evans)
Eddie Albert
(Steve Nelson)
Lee Bowman
(Ken Conway)
Marsha Hunt
(Martha Gray)
Carl Esmond
(Dr. Lorenz)
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