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Love Me Or Leave Me (1955)
Released By: MGM Home Entertainment   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
Genre: Musical
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Charles Vidor
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Doris Day, James Cagney
Published ID: 76
UPC: 012569706927,
Plot: One of the gutsiest movie musicals of the 1950s, Love Me or Leave Me is the true story of 1930s torch-singer Ruth Etting, here played by Doris Day. While working in a dime-a-dance joint, Ruth is discovered by Chicago racketeer Martin The Gimp Snyder (fascinatingly played with nary a redeeming quality by James Cagney). The smitten Snyder exerts pressure on his show-biz connections, and before long Ruth is a star of nightclubs, stage and films. Ruth continues to string Snyder along to get ahead, but she can't help falling in love with musician Johnny Alderman (Cameron Mitchell). After sinking his fortune into a nightclub for Ruth's benefit, Snyder is rather understandably put out when he finds her in the arms of Alderman. Snyder shoots the musician (but not fatally) and is carted away to prison. Upon his release, Snyder finds that Ruth is still in love with Alderman; he is mollified by her act of largesse in keeping her promise to perform in his nightclub at a fraction of her normal salary. No one comes off particularly nobly in Love Me or Leave Me, even though the still-living Ruth Etting, Martin Snyder and Johnny Alderman were offered full script approval. The fact that we are seeing flesh-and-blood opportunists rather than the usual sugary-sweet MGM musical stick figures naturally makes for a more powerful film. In his autobiography, James Cagney had nothing but praise for his co-star Doris Day, and bemoaned the fact that she would soon turn her back on dramatic roles to star in a series of fluffy domestic comedies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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love me or leave me
Added 10/25/2009

Love Me Or Leave Me , it's a very good film , I like it too much.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Love Me or Leave Me
Added 7/4/2009

This is Doris Day's finest moment on screen. A dramatic role that caused a mild sensation with fans. Still, she is perfect, sings wonderful songs and captures the torment of Ruth who rises to fame with her stranglehold "lover" and manager "The Gimp" aka James Cagney. Together they torch the screen with drama, splendor and deliver Technicolor sets the way they were meant to be seen- VIBRANT ! The title song will grab you every time Doris sings "Love me or Leave Me! The other torch song "Ten Cents a Dance" echos Ruth's abuse of the "Gimp."
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
great movie with a great climax
Added 4/28/2009

the movie is classy,you hate James Cagney through out the movie but in
the climax he is so good.the dialogs are very well written specially in
the end.Doris day is good too.the DVD presents the movie well,its like
brand new.it shows why James Cagney s considered a wonderful actor.

0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Wonderfully Done Movie!
Added 11/30/2008

This movie stars Doris Day and James Cagney possibly in their very finest performance. Day is quite different in her acting role which is very dramatic and well played out. Her singing is outstanding. Cagney is great as the insecure gangster too.
The plot, costumes, acting, and everything is superb. If you love Doris Day then this is the movie for you. It is one of those movies you can watch and discuss and then watch it over again. TWO THUMBS UP!!!!

0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Quite an Eye Opener for the Young Fry
Added 10/26/2008

Somewhere along the line I ran across a review from a young man in his 20's who had always dismissed Doris Day as a dated and somewhat silly relic of another day in Hollywood history. Until he saw this movie and what a relevation that was! Doris singing "Ten Cents a Dance" made him sit up, take notice and understand why she was a such a star. "What a babe" was, I believe, his reaction.
3 out of 3 people found this helpful.
love me or leave me
Added 10/25/2009

Love Me Or Leave Me , it's a very good film , I like it too much.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Love Me or Leave Me
Added 7/4/2009

This is Doris Day's finest moment on screen. A dramatic role that caused a mild sensation with fans. Still, she is perfect, sings wonderful songs and captures the torment of Ruth who rises to fame with her stranglehold "lover" and manager "The Gimp" aka James Cagney. Together they torch the screen with drama, splendor and deliver Technicolor sets the way they were meant to be seen- VIBRANT ! The title song will grab you every time Doris sings "Love me or Leave Me! The other torch song "Ten Cents a Dance" echos Ruth's abuse of the "Gimp."
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
great movie with a great climax
Added 4/28/2009

the movie is classy,you hate James Cagney through out the movie but in
the climax he is so good.the dialogs are very well written specially in
the end.Doris day is good too.the DVD presents the movie well,its like
brand new.it shows why James Cagney s considered a wonderful actor.

0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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