Smash-Up! The Story of a Woman (1947) SUSAN HAYWARD

Stars: Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman, Eddie Albert, Marsha Hunt Director: Stuart Heisler Original Story: Dorothy Parker/Frank Cavett In this gender reversal of A Star is Born (1937), a talent nightclub singer trades her career for marriage to a budding singer/songwriter. He becomes a big star, she has a baby but soon falls into alcoholism. According to Hollywood gossip, this is a thinly disguised re-telling of Bing Crosby and his first wife, the singer and actress Dixie Lee.