Love Me or Leave Me (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Vidor |
| Producer(s) | Joe Pasternak |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Musical |
| Top Topics | Gangsters, Show Business, Singers, True Story (based on) |
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Love Me or Leave Me Overview:
Love Me or Leave Me (1955) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Charles Vidor and produced by Joe Pasternak.
Academy Awards 1955 --- Ceremony Number 28 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | James Cagney | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Percy Faith, George Stoll | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Daniel Fuchs | Won |
| Best Writing | Daniel Fuchs, Isobel Lennart | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Love Me or Leave Me (1955) - A Bad Romance
By FlickChick on Sep 29, 2021 From A Person in the DarkThis is my entry in The Biopic Blogathon, hosted by Hometowns to Hollywood. Click here for more favorite biopics. They’re all true, right?My heart explodes with love for this film. It has everything that enchants me about the movies. It may never make the list of the greatest films ever made,... Read full article
Musical Monday: Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
on May 20, 2019 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Love Me or Leave Me ? Musica... Read full article
Tempting to shake the blues away: Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (Charles Vidor, 1956)
By Virginie Pronovost on Apr 3, 2019 From The Wonderful World of CinemaIn 1955, Doris Day was already a well-established actress and music entertainer. She was making films since 1948 (Romance on the High Seas) and had quickly conquered our hearts with her enchanting voice, her smile and her sense of fun. In 1955, she also delivered what is considered to be one of the ... Read full article
Love Me or Leave Me
By Amanda Garrett on Apr 3, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm reviewing the musical Love Me or Leave Me (1955), which stars Doris Day as torch singer Ruth Etting. This article is part of The Doris Day Blogathon hosted by Love Letters to Old Hollywood. Love Me or Leave Me (1955) gave "America's Sweetheart" Doris Day the chance to prove her co... Read full article
New on Blu-ray: Love Me or Leave Me
By Amanda Garrett on Oct 14, 2016 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm reviewing Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of Love Me or Leave Me (1955), starring Doris Day as torch singer Ruth Etting. Here's what you need to know about Love Me or Leave Me (1955), which was just released on Blu-ray by the good folks at Warner Archive. The Director: Charl... Read full article
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Quotes from
Martin Snyder: [to Ruth Etting when she visits him in jail] Tell 'em you seen me in the pokey and I looked great! Tell 'em I like it! Makes me feel like a kid again!
Martin Snyder: [to reporters about Ruth] The girl can sing... About that I was never wrong.
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Facts about
After this film was released, Doris Day was deluged with mail from fans attacking her, a Christian Scientist, for playing a lewd woman who smoked, drank, and wore scant costumes in the nightclub scenes. Day cared about everyone who was disturbed by her characterization, and she answered every piece of mail, explaining the necessity for realism, and that it was essential to separate actress Doris Day from character Ruth Etting. She felt that as a performer, she had the same responsibility to the public that a politician has to the electorate.
This was the only time, after becoming a star in the 1930s, that James Cagney ever accepted second billing for a major role. He thought that Doris Day's character was more central to the film's plot, and so ceded top billing to her.
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