Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
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Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman is a 1947 American drama film about a nightclub singer whose life and marriage unravel due to alcoholism and personal sacrifice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9726922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman Context triple: [Stuart Heisler, notableWork, Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman]
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A.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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B.
The Three Faces of a Woman
The Three Faces of a Woman is a 1965 Italian anthology film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Mauro Bolognini, and Franco Indovina, notable for featuring Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, the former Queen of Iran, in a rare acting role.
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C.
The Branded Woman
The Branded Woman is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker, known for its melodramatic storyline and early cinematic style.
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D.
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by and co-written by Claude Binyon, starring Ray Milland and Teresa Wright.
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E.
A Woman’s Tale
A Woman’s Tale is a 1991 Australian drama film by director Paul Cox that poignantly portrays the final days and emotional resilience of an elderly woman facing terminal illness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman Target entity description: Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman is a 1947 American drama film about a nightclub singer whose life and marriage unravel due to alcoholism and personal sacrifice.
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A.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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B.
The Three Faces of a Woman
The Three Faces of a Woman is a 1965 Italian anthology film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Mauro Bolognini, and Franco Indovina, notable for featuring Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, the former Queen of Iran, in a rare acting role.
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C.
The Branded Woman
The Branded Woman is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker, known for its melodramatic storyline and early cinematic style.
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D.
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by and co-written by Claude Binyon, starring Ray Milland and Teresa Wright.
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E.
A Woman’s Tale
A Woman’s Tale is a 1991 Australian drama film by director Paul Cox that poignantly portrays the final days and emotional resilience of an elderly woman facing terminal illness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Smash-Up NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
story by Dorothy Parker
ⓘ
story by Frank Cavett ⓘ story by Lionel Wiggam ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Milton R. Krasner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Stuart Heisler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Arthur Hilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation | nightclub singer ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| leadActor | Susan Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | nightclub singer ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | pre-MPAA ratings code era ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a woman whose life and marriage unravel due to alcoholism ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysIssue |
alcohol addiction
ⓘ
career versus family conflict ⓘ |
| producer | Walter Wanger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walter Wanger Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1947-03-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenplayType | original story ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Howard Lawson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lionel Wiggam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Carl Esmond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsha Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
alcoholism
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marital problems ⓘ personal sacrifice ⓘ |
| title | Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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