Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Love-Wrecked!

NR 1947 · 103 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama

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

Directed by Stuart Heisler · Written by John Howard Lawson

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