The first project she chose was a lavish musical biography at mgm entitled, love me or leave me. Doris day love me or leave me from love me or leave me. Love me or leave me is a fictionalized biopic of etting but a powerful, frightening look at obsessionor as frightening as it can be depicted in 1955. 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. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals love me or leave me. It was first recorded and released by ruth etting in 1929. Love me or leave me by charles vidor charles vidor, doris. Love me or leave me 1955 directed by charles vidor.
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. If you dont change your ways then ill go walk right out the door saying love, love me or leave me alone love me. The arrangements are lush, her voice is at its best, and the songs are some of the lasting standards of the 20s, with a couple of newer tunes written for the movie. Day and cagney were born to play these unforgettable characters. Doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith, tom tully. Doris day and james cagney in love me or leave me 1955. Although day is effective in the role and looks a treat, the best acting performance in the movie comes from james cagney as marty the gimp snyder, ettings manager and husband.
Love me or leave me is a documentary film about the dutch etcher. 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. She looked nothing like etting and made no attempt to sound like her, either. Most have the usual everyday setup but one includes incest. Roaring 20s songstress ruth etting had everything the looks, the wiles, the smoky jazz. Again, its a true story about ruth etting and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husbandmanager.
It stars ann hsu, chris wang as the main leads with albee huang, li kang yi and alan kuo as the supporting cast. Love me or leave me and let me be lonely you wont believe me but i love you only id rather be lonely than happy with somebody else you might find the night time. 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. She was now free to make her own choice of films and she was very intrigued with the idea of playing the role of ruth etting. Love me or leave me was the first mgm film for day and cagney, and marked arranger percy faiths first screen assignment.
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Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Laced with doris days vibrant performances of songs from the era, this 1955 academy award winner best motion picture story is based on. Brilliant performances by doris day and james cagney highlight this academy awardr winning story of jazz singing sensation ruth etting and the vicious chicago hood who controlled her life. In 1955, after seven years as a major star at warner brothers and a string of successful films, doris day began to freelance. Doris day, james cagney, love me or leave me 1955 the. A more bitter than sweet view of ettings real life rise to fame and her twisted relationship with snyder, screenwriters daniel fuchs and isobel lennart. Love me or leave me 1955 movie picture download mm52. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop. Print and download lead sheets for love me or leave me composed by walter donaldson includes complete lyrics in ab major transposable. Filming began on september 16, 2012 and finished on february 17, 20. This film tells the true story of 1930s torchsinger ruth etting, here played by doris day. Love me or leave me, bluray, manufactured on demand, musicals theatrical, 888574409647. Love me or leave me was doris days biggest album ever. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most.
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. Buy love me or leave me doris day dvd 1955 from amazons movies store. Love me or leave me ar en amerikansk romantisk musikalfilm fran 1955 i regi av charles vidor. The film also marked the first time cagney was not given top billing since a midsummer nights dream in 1935. Love me or leave me doesnt fit into an auteur theory bucket since vidor. The top 100 1955 lists the 100 most popular hits in the uk singles music charts in 1955. Story of torch singer ruth ettings rise from 1920s taxi dancer to movie star, simultaneously aided and frustrated by ch watch love me or leave me in streaming. Love me or leave me film wikipedia republished wiki 2. The song love me or leave me was written by gus kahn and walter donaldson and was first performed by ruth etting. Love me or leave me bluray warner archive collection 1955 color 2. Grace young love me or leave me lyrics genius lyrics. Love me or leave me manufactured on demand on tcm shop. It was the story of 20s and 30s chanteuse, ruth etting and her relationship with marty the gimp snyder.
Street date september, 2016 available through the wbshop 21. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Love me or leave me 1955 version dvd free delivery. Day utterly surprises as a cynical and opportunistic star while cagney, playing his last gangster, emits fear by cooking up a smothering recipe for love. Love me or leave me full movie watch online, stream or download. Love me or leave me 1955 during the 1920s, a smalltime chicago criminal, martin snyder james cagney, discovers a beautiful dancer, ruth etting doris day, after shes fired from her job at a. With doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith. Love me or leave me 1955 at cinema city, norwich the list. Love me or leave me is a powerful film largely due to the performances of doris day and james cagney. Only content that has been downloaded can be watched outside of uk, republic of ireland and channel. Love me or leave me was one of doris days greatest, and least likely, successes. 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.
He wasnt prolific, but his career included screwball comedies, horror films, crime stories, and musicals. Love me or leave me 1955 is perhaps doris days finest hour as an all around performer. An mgm musical remarkably free of sentimentality, love me or leave me 1955 features topbilled doris day as 1920s and 30s blues singer ruth etting and james cagney as her sadistic gangster husband martin the gimp snyder. It continued to sell well the following year and was a real sensation in its day. A lavish recreation of the roaring twenties, great songs ten cents a dance, love me or leave me etc and scorching performances make this one of the best late cagney films and the recipient of six oscar nominations. A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer ruth etting and.
But to also find her an accomplished actress of the melodrama is quite astonishing, since day is often known as the fluffy powder puff of feather weight musical tripe, or, the squeaky clean, yet strangely. Whether you want me to stay or to go love me or leave me or let me be lonely you wont believe me, i love you only id rather be lonely then happy with someone else you might find the night time the right time for kissin but night time is my time for just reminiscin regrettin instead of forgettin with somebody else therell be no one unless that someone is you i intend to be independently. While working in a dimeadance joint, ruth is discovered by chicago racketeer martin the gimp snyder. Love me or leave me, a huge bestseller when it was released with the movie back in the mid50s, remains one of doris days best albums.
The swan 1956, a pleasant romance among royalty, was grace kellys penultimate. Watch love me or leave me online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Soft porn anthology about several couples having sex. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone, was an american singersongwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. When love me or leave me begins, ruth etting day is a chicago dance hall girl who longs to become a famous singer. It was covered by great jazz trio, olaf polziehn trio featuring harry allen, carol lawrence, freddie hubbard and other artists.
Wo zu le yi ge qing ren is a 2012 to 20 taiwanese television series created and developed by settv. 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. If you dont change your ways then ill go walk right out the door saying love, love me or leave me alone love me or leave me alone. Laced with doris days vibrant performances of songs from the era, this 1955. 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. Love me or leave me written by walter donaldson, gus. Love me or leave me was the first film undertaken by doris day in 1955 after her departure from warner brothers. After she catches the eye of local gangster martin the gimp snyder cagney, he gets her a job at a local nightclub and eventually becomes her manager and husband although etting carries a torch for her piano player, johnny alderman cameron mitchell. You cant judge it strictly by seeing it now but must try to see it through the prism of the story it is and the year in which. Doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, imdb rating. Day utterly surprises as a cynical and opportunistic star while cagney, playing his last gangster, emits fear by cooking up a. Coming out of a string of light movie musicals, she turned in a dramatic performance in this film biography of singer ruth etting. Its also one of director charles vidors two greatest films along with gilda.
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