Love me or leave me 1955 love me or leave me 1955 was the second time doris day and james cagney had appeared together in a film but it was their first feature for mgm and quite a departure from the west point story, an innocuous musical they made for warner brothers in 1950. Oct 21, 2016 james cagney as marty the gimp snyder. It was the story of 20s and 30s chanteuse, ruth etting and her relationship with marty the gimp snyder. I agree it is occasionally frothy, and it isnt much of a biopic due to some diluting, more to do with the censorship than with the film itself. The plot of a lovetorn gangster or hoodlum working hard to make a noname female singer a star, even loading a nightclub with ringers to applaud, occurred over a decade earlier in the classic james cagney feature the roaring twenties. Love me or leave me 1955 stream and watch online moviefone. This film tells the true story of 1930s torchsinger ruth etting, here played by doris day. Doris day and cameron mitchell in love me or leave me 1955 james.
Love me or leave me 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film also marked the first time cagney was not given top billing since a midsummer nights dream in 1935. Musical love me or leave me opens doris day and cagney play lead roles. Love me or leave me doris day album, an album by doris day based on the soundtrack of the. Ruth etting s performance of the song was so popular that she was also given the song to sing in the play simple simon, which opened in february 1930. Ruth ettings performance of the song was so popular that she was also given the song to sing in the play simple simon, which opened in february 1930. Ruth etting is disgusted by her husbands touch, but we never really see why she married him the real ruth etting was financially dependent on her gangster managerhusband. Love me or leave me was one of doris days greatest, and least likely, successes.
Jun 09, 2019 love me or leave me 1955 was the second time doris day and james cagney had appeared together in a film but it was their first feature for mgm and quite a departure from the west point story, an innocuous musical they made for warner brothers in 1950. Love me or leave me 1955 movie clip you made me love you airing. Being perceptive of the values in the story is nothing to be sneezed at, and dependable directors do a lot of terrific work. Released june 10th, 1955, love me or leave me stars doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 2 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Well never know for certain, but days break from convention could explain why she wasnt nominated for an academy award as this is days finest film. Sme, wmg, adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of fox film music corp, bmi fox music. Jazz age singer ruth etting day had looks, ambition and a haunting, smoky voice. In 1955, after seven years as a major star at warner brothers and a string of successful films, doris day began to freelance. Love me or leave me film wikipedia bahasa indonesia. She looked nothing like etting and made no attempt to sound like her, either.
Doris day ten cents a dance love me or leave me 1955. Love me or leave me was the first mgm film for day and cagney, and marked arranger percy faiths first screen assignment. Outstnding talent, a great script, incredible music and outstanding musical performances puts love me or leave me at the top of all music biographies. Coming out of a string of light movie musicals, she turned in a dramatic performance in this film biography of singer ruth etting.
After doris day completed her seven year contract at warner brothers in 1954, she became a. Mar 27, 2020 in 1955, after seven years as a major star at warner brothers and a string of successful films, doris day began to freelance. The end of a glorious day love me or leave me 1955 see more. Love me or leave me 1955 passed 2h 2min biography, drama, music 10 june 1955 usa a fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer ruth etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster marty snyder, who helped propel her to stardom. Love me or leave me was doris days biggest album ever. Xvidwolfman standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source dvdrip, bdrip, excluding r5 dvdrips. Doris day portrays singing great ruth etting in love me or leave me, a 1955 film costarring james cagney and cameron mitchell. Love me or leave me movie trailer 1955 plot synopsis. Singer ruth etting doris day makes her debut in a house packed by chicago gangster marty snyder james cagney, cameron mitchell her pianist, his rival, songs by james monaco and joseph mccarthy, rube bloom and ted koehler, in the factbased love me or leave me, 1955.
Love me or leave me movie trailer and videos tv guide. Love me or leave me is a doris day album based on the soundtrack of the film of the same name. Warner archive collection love me or leave me trailer. Love me or leave me movie 1955 one news page video. Love me or leave me, a 1955 biographical movie starring doris day as ruth etting. While working in a dimeadance joint, ruth is discovered by chicago racketeer martin the gimp snyder fascinatingly played with nary a redeeming quality by james cagney. Love me or leave me 1955 was a critically acclaimed biopic of singer ruth etting, with doris day in the title role and james cagney as her gangster boyfriend in an oscarnominated performance. I first viewed this film in 1955 as a very young and impressionable kid. All time classic starring the greats doris day and james cagney. Love me or leave me is a 1955 biographical film of the life story of ruth etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. The swan 1956, a pleasant romance among royalty, was grace kellys penultimate read more. The film tells the story, somewhat fictionalized, of ettings rise to fame in the 1920s and her association and marriage to marty the gimp snyder, a chicago gangster.
Love me or leave me manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Love me or leave me dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Apr 03, 2017 viewed today, love me or leave me is a lavish and gripping film that is one of the last great mgm musicals. Fuld love me or leave me i top kvalitet af tryk p downloadlinket. The song was introduced in the broadway play whoopee. Love me or leave me donaldson and kahn song wikipedia. Love me or leave me is a 1955 biographical romantic musical drama film that tells the life story of ruth etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. Ten cents a dance thats what they pay me, gosh, how they weigh me down. Doris day, james cagney, love me or leave me 1955 the. Love me or leave me original soundtrack doris day songs. Love me or leave me, bluray, manufactured on demand, musicals theatrical, 888574409647. It stars doris day as etting, james cagney as gangster martin moe the gimp snyder, her first husband and manager, and cameron mitchell as pianistarranger johnny alderman, her second husband. Its quite a departure from her usual comedic roles as its the story of ruth etting a singer that led a turbulent life. It continued to sell well the following year and was a real sensation in its day.
Love me or leave me dvd academy award winner james cagney stars with doris day in a rare, hardedged dramatic musical based on the life of singer ruth etting love me or leave me. Love me or leave me is a popular song written in 1928 by walter donaldson with lyrics by gus kahn. It was written by daniel fuchs and isobel lennart and directed by charles vidor. Wholesome when she took on the role of torch singer ruth etting in love me or leave me. Roaring 20s songstress ruth etting had everything the looks, the wiles, the smoky jazz voice, the it.
Love me or leave me a teen abandons her fraternal twin infants, leaving her mother to raise the children. A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer ruth etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster marty snyder, who helped propel her to stardom. Love me or leave me 1955 doris day tested her images bounds as ms. Love me or leave me was the first film undertaken by doris day in 1955 after her departure from warner brothers. Film tersebut dibintangi oleh doris day sebagai etting, james cagney sebagai gangster martin moe the gimp snyder, suami pertama dan manajernya, dan cameron mitchell sebagai. Nechte to na mne is a 1955 czech comedy film directed by martin fri. Her performance as the reallife torch singer ruth etting in love me or leave me is that good.
She also had chicago racketeer martin the gimp snyder, who, even as he propelled her career, afflicted her. As a big fan of doris day, i was looking forward to love me or leave me. Love me or leave me is een amerikaanse muziekfilm uit 1955 onder regie van charles vidor. Love me or leave me adalah sebuah film drama musikal percintaan biografi tahun 1955 yang mengisahkan kisah hidup ruth etting, seorang penyanyi yang beralih dari penari menjadi bintang film. Fuld streaming love me or leave me i hd formater med film plot story of torch singer ruth ettings rise from 1920s taxi dancer to movie star, simultaneously aided and frustrated by chicago mobster marty sydneys headstrong ways and pressure tactics i bedste videoformat. Jul 21, 2016 doris day tested her images bounds as ms. One of the gutsiest movie musicals of the 1950s, love me or leave me is the true story of 1930s torchsinger ruth etting, here played by doris day.
It stars doris day as etting, james cagney as gangster martin moe the gimp snyder, her first husband and manager, and cameron mitchell as pianistarranger myrl alderman, her second husband. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Day gets to perform many of ettings signature tunes like ten cents a dance my blue heaven, and you made me love you i didnt want to do it, and she really gets to strut her stuff during the elaborate ziegfeld follies number, shaking the blues away. Love me or leave me is a wonderful film, with day and cagney giving.
Oct 05, 2012 love me or leave me trailer directed by charles vidor and starring james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith, tom tully, harry bellaver. Doris day love me or leave me from love me or leave me. Oscar to fuchs for best motion picture story, 1955. James cagney and doris day in love me or leave me 1955. Doris day and james cagney in love me or leave me, 1955 doris day, the bubbly blonde hollywood icon died on monday morning at her carmel valley, california home at the age of 97 after an illustrious career, tragic private life. The first project she chose was a lavish musical biography at mgm entitled, love me or leave me. Title sequence from love me or leave me 1955, directed by charles vidor, starring doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith, tom tully. Its also one of director charles vidors two greatest films along with gilda. Love me or leave me 1955 directed by charles vidor. While working in a dimeadance joint, ruth is discovered by chicago racketeer martin the gimp snyder.
Love me or leave me 1955 was the second time doris day and james cagney had appeared together in a film but it was their first feature for mgm and quite a departure from the west point story, an innocuous musical they made for warner brothers in 1950. Love me or leave me, a song by estonian singersongwriter kerli on the ep utopia love me or leave me donaldson and kahn song, a popular 1920s song from the broadway play whoopee. In the case of love me or leave me, the film cannot delve into the abusive and power imbalanced relationship at the core without relying on extremes. Doris day love me or leave me from love me or leave me 1955. Love me or leave me is a powerful film largely due to the performances of doris day and james cagney. He thought that doris days character was more central to the film s plot, and so ceded top billing to her. That it is also full of music adds to its popularity, though its more of a drama with a musical setting than a traditional musical. Love me or leave me is a must have for any collector of classic movies. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Doris day, james cagney, love me or leave me 1955 the films. Love me or leave me doesnt fit into an auteur theory bucket since vidor. Watch love me or leave me movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Love me or leave me 1955 cast and crew during the 1920s, a smalltime chicago criminal, martin snyder james cagney, discovers a beautiful dancer, ruth etting doris day, after shes fired.
Doris day and james cagney in love me or leave me 1955. Love me or leave me 1955 doris day james cagney title. Buy love me or leave me movie posters from movie poster shop. She returns 2 years later, out of the blue, hoping to reclaim her place in their lives.
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