Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
March 1, 1947Release Date
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
March 1, 1947Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Susan Hayward
Angie Evans
Lee Bowman
Ken Conway
Marsha Hunt
Martha Gray
Eddie Albert
Steve Nelson
Carl Esmond
Dr. Lorenz
Carleton Young
Fred Elliott
Carleton G. Young
Fred Elliott
Charles D. Brown
Mike Dawson
Janet Murdoch
Miss Kirk
Sharyn Payne
Angel Conway
Robert Shayne
Mr. Gordon
Larry J. Blake
Emcee (uncredited)
George Meeker
Wolf (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Farmer (uncredited)
George Meader
Attorney (uncredited)
Ruth Sanderson
Maggie (uncredited)
Steve Olsen
Bartender (uncredited)
Fredi Walker-Browne
Bartender (uncredited)
Barbara Wooddell
girl (uncredited)
Cecil Elliott
Matron (uncredited)
Alice Fleming
Mrs. Tierman (uncredited)
John Wald
Radio announcer (uncredited)
James Craven
Winsley (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Miss Benton (uncredited)
Connie Leon
Mary (uncredited)
William Gould
Judge (uncredited)
Vivien Oakland
Woman at bar (uncredited)
Robert Verdaine
Maitre d' (uncredited)
George Ramsey
Cab driver (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Eddie Coke
News Photographer (uncredited)
Ann Toth
Ladies Room Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Heisler
Director
Dorothy Parker
Story
Frank Cavett
Story
John Howard Lawson
Screenplay
Lionel Wiggam
Additional Dialogue
Walter Wanger
Producer
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Stanley Cortez
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1947
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
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This Movie Is About.
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Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman, also called A Woman Destroyed, is a 1947 American drama film with elements of film noir that tells the story of a rising nightclub singer who marries another singer and becomes an alcoholic after sacrificing her career for him.
The film starred Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman, Eddie Albert and Marsha Hunt. The screenplay was written by John Howard Lawson based on a story written by Dorothy Parker, Frank Cavett and Lionel Wiggam. Produced by Walter Wanger under his personal contract with Hayward, the film 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 (Hayward) and Best Writing, Original Story.
Because the film contains a story similar to that of A Star Is Born, it was rumored to be a cryptic biography of Bing Crosby and his stormy first marriage to Dixie Lee. A scene that has been popular with critics and fans is the violent slapping and hair-pulling fight between rivals Hayward and Hunt in the ladies‘ powder room (a scene repeated by Hayward 20 years later in Valley of the Dolls).
This film is in the public domain.