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Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 American romantic musical drama film starring Doris Day, with James Cagney and Cameron Mitchell in support. Also a biopic, the MGM production recounts the life of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star.
Doris Day stars as jazz singer Ruth Etting and James Cagney as her gangster lover in this Oscar-winning film. Based on a true story, it depicts their rise and fall in the 1920s Chicago nightlife.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Charles Vidor
- 1955-06-10
During the 1920s, a small-time Chicago criminal, Martin Snyder (James Cagney), discovers a beautiful dancer, Ruth Etting (Doris Day), after she's fired from her job at a nightclub. Under Martin's...
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- Doris Day
- Charles Vidor
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A musical biography of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose to fame with the help of a gangster and later left him. Starring Doris Day and James Cagney, directed by Charles Vidor.
A biographical film about jazz singer Ruth Etting and her turbulent marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped her rise to fame. The film shows how Ruth struggled to balance her career and her relationship, and how she faced violence and fear from Marty.
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1955 musical biopic of singer Ruth Etting, directed by Charles Vidor. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
