Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

1947

1h 43m

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6.1/10

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A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.

Directors

Stuart Heisler

Writers

John Howard Lawson(screenplay by)

Dorothy Parker(story by)

Frank Cavett(story by)

Stars

Susan Hayward

Lee Bowman

Marsha Hunt

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Top cast

Angie Evans

Ken Conway

Martha Gray

Steve Nelson

Dr. Lorenz

Fred Elliott

Mike Dawson

Miss Kirk

Angel Conway

Mr. Gordon

Emcee (uncredited)

Wolf (uncredited)

Farmer (uncredited)

Attorney (uncredited)

Ruth Sanderson

Maggie (uncredited)

Steve Olsen

Bartender (uncredited)

Fredi Walker-Browne

Bartender (uncredited)

Barbara Wooddell

girl (uncredited)

Directors

Stuart Heisler

Writers

John Howard Lawson(screenplay by)

Dorothy Parker(story by)

Frank Cavett(story by)

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A sort of role-reversal of "A Star is Born" as Susan Hayward portrays a successful nightclub singer who marries a struggling lyricist - Lee Bowman. When his career takes off, she becomes disheartened and turns to the bottle - putting herself and her young daughter at risk. Hayward is rather good in this - she is convincing as both a singer (thanks, largely, to the tones of Peg La Centra) and a drunk; and does engender a feeling of sympathy. Regrettably, the rest of the cast are unremarkable and the ending reduces her performance to little more than that of a pathetic failure. It's worth a watch, but only because you can see the star quality in Hayward's performance rather than anything peculiar to this story.

Geronimo196707 Jul, 2022