Description

Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947 in film), also called A Woman Destroyed, is a drama film that 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 Academy Award for Best Actress (Susan Hayward) and Academy Award for Best Story.
The story is loosely based on the life of Dixie Lee, the first wife of actor-singer Bing Crosby.

Cast

• Susan Hayward as Angie Evans (singing dubbed by Peg LaCentra)
• Lee Bowman as Ken Conway (singing dubbed by Hal Derwin)
• Eddie Albert as Steve Anderson
• Marsha Hunt (actress) as Martha Gray
• Carl Esmond as Dr. Lorenz
• Carleton Young as Fred Elliott
• Charles D. Brown as Michael Dawson
• Janet Murdoch as Miss Kirk, baby Angelica’s nanny
• Sharyn Payne as Angelica “Angel” Conway
• Robert Shayne as Mr. Gordon