Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | FILM NOIR | Drama Movie | Romance
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman - A successful nightclub singer weds a struggling songwriter, but when his fame eclipses hers, she delves into alcoholism.
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Director: Stuart Heisler
Writers: John Howard Lawson(screenplay), Lionel Wiggam(additional dialogue), Dorothy Parker(original story)
Stars: Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman, Marsha Hunt
Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Music, Romance
Country: United States
Language: English
Also Known As: A Woman Destroyed
Release Date: March 1947 (USA)
Filming Location: Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Storyline:
Fast-rising nightclub singer, Angie Evans, interrupts her career to marry struggling songwriter Ken Conway. When Ken lucks into a career as a chart-topping radio crooner, Angie's forced into idle luxury which proves her downfall. Her alcoholism grows ever more and Ken remains clueless concerning his part in her problems.
Reviews:
"I interpreted Stuart Heisler's "Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman" as a cynical focus on the image of the ideal woman that arose after World W*r II. Susan Hayward (in an Academy Award-nominated performance) plays an aspiring singer who abandons her career to get married, but sinks into alcoholism and depression as her husband becomes famous. Think about how many women had received college degrees in prestigious fields but forsook potential careers to become housewives. You can see why they sank into alcoholism (think Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate" and Mrs. Wormer in "Animal House").
I understand that this movie is loosely based on the life of Dixie Lee. When she got married to Bing Crosby, she was more famous than him. As his fame started to eclipse hers, she descended into alcoholism. It's clear that the nuclear family was a facade (and there were often other problems in those families).
Basically, it's a movie that everyone should see. I'd say that Susan Hayward should've won Best Actress for the role (but make no mistake, Loretta Young's performance in "The Farmer's Daughter" was also a fine one). One of the all-time classics."
- written by "lee_eisenberg" on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Argentina Destruida
Brazil Desespero
Canada (English title) Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
China (Mandarin title) (TV title) 毁灭
Denmark Skråplanet
Finland Virran viemä
France Une vie perdue
Greece (transliterated title) Syntrimia tis zois
Greece (reissue title) To teleftaio skalopati
Hungary Katasztrófa: Egy asszony története
Italy Una donna distrusse
Japan (Japanese title) スマッシュ・アップ
Mexico Destruida
Norway Stimulans
Portugal História de Uma Mulher
Soviet Union (Russian title) Катастрофа: История женщины
Spain Una mujer destruida
Sweden Vinddriven
UK A Woman Destroyed
UK Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
USA (working title) Smash-Up
Smash-Up
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