Love me or leave me, written by walter donaldson and gus kahn in 1928, the title song from the soundtrack of the 1955 mgm film of the same name, was a major hit for doris day, who had the. Love me or leave me dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two no. James cagney and doris day, the perfect couple that never. The script is wellwritten to utilize the stars individual gifts, and the widescreen production is a delight to watch. 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.
Love me or leave me 1955 sam the old accordion man. Love me or leave me from the sound track of the mgm picture love me or leave me doris day orchestra conducted by percy faith doris day sings ten songs made famous by ruth etting and two songs composed especially for the movie. 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. 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. It continued to sell well the following year and was a real sensation in its 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. Love me or leave me was doris days biggest album ever. While working in a dimeadance joint, ruth is discovered by. Love me or leave me by charles vidor charles vidor, doris. Doris day, love me or leave me a huge success for the studio and stars. Love me or leave me 1955 directed by charles vidor. Love me or leave me was a huge critical and commercial success. Watch the video for love me or leave me from doris day s the very best of for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. After all these years, love me or leave me holds its own, thanks to the contributions of two nowlegendary stars.
Dec 22, 2010 doris day show stopper love me, or leave me zero gullibility. Song everybody loves my baby but my baby dont love nobody but me. Married to entrepreneur marty melcher, she had a long and ultimately catastrophic marriage. Oct 21, 2016 doris day love me or leave me from love me or leave me 1955. 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.
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. With doris day, robert cummings, phil silvers, eddie foy jr three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition. Watch love me or leave me online stream full movie directv. I loved your fanciful casting of day and cagney in all those scenariosthey could have indeed been the powell and loy of the 50slove me or leave me is without a doubt doris days finest performance, and it was working with the intense cagney that brought out her very best as a performer. A fascinating side note to love me or leave me is doris day s marital situation at the time. Doris day doris mary ann kappelhoff, cincinnati, ohio, u. Doris day love me or leave me 1955, gatefold, vinyl. See this material the man who knew too much 1956 doris day publicity stills. Love me or leave me is a doris day album based on the soundtrack of the film of the same name. While working in a dimeadance joint, ruth is discovered by chicago racketeer martin the gimp snyder. In 1920s chicago, ruth etting wants to be a renowned singer, which is a far step away from her current work as a taxi dancer. The soundtrack album spent 17 weeks at number 1, made millions at the box office, and generated six academy award nominations.
April 3, 1922 may, 2019 was an american actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. Doris day show stopper love me, or leave me youtube. Doris day shaking the blues away love me or leave me. Love me or leave me from the soundtrack of the mgm pictures love me or leave me doris day doris day sings ten songs made famous by ruth etting and two songs composed especially for the movie. Doris day plays ruth etting, torch singer of the twenties and thirties, in this glossy mgm biopic.
Love me or leave me 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jimmy cagney tops the cast with an oscarnominated performance as ettings mentor martin snyder. Added to that undeniable strength is her very impressive acting career. Love me or leave me won the academy award for best writing, motion picture story, and was nominated for best actor in a leading role james cagney, best music, scoring of a musical picture, best music, song for nicholas brodzsky and sammy cahn for ill never stop loving you, best sound recording wesley c. Love me or leave me is a powerful film largely due to the performances of doris day and james cagney. 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 is hollywood biopic at its best. Doris day love me or leave me from the soundtrack of the mgm pictures love me or leave me doris day sings ten songs made famous by ruth etting and two songs composed especially for the movie. Its also one of director charles vidors two greatest films along with gilda. She looked nothing like etting and made no attempt to sound like her, either. This film tells the true story of 1930s torchsinger ruth etting, here played by doris day. Doris day show stopper love me, or leave me zero gullibility. Doris day is one of the alltime supreme vocalists in us recording history.
While working in a dimeadance joint, ruth is discovered by chicago racketeer martin the gimp. While im at it, make sure to check out this doris day website. The film was a popular and critical success, but the soundtrack, consisting entirely of days renditions of etting signature songs like the title tune and ten cents dance, plus a couple of newly written songs, was a blockbuster, spending months at the top of the charts and becoming far and away the best selling of the relatively new 12 lps. Watch love me or leave me starring doris day in this music on directv. Love me or leave me this title is also available as part of a box set. Here is a specialty drawing created by mgm for newspaper and magazine reproduction to publicize love me or leave me 1955, starring james cagney and doris day. Doris day portrays singing great ruth etting in love me or leave me, a 1955 film costarring james cagney and cameron mitchell. Upon walking into the dance hall and seeing her, chicago gangster marty snyder immediately falls for ruth, and works toward being her lover, which he believes he can achieve by opening up singing opportunities for her. Its quite a departure from her usual comedic roles as its the story of ruth etting a singer that led a turbulent life. Doris day in songs from love me or leave me title on labels. Love me or leave me original soundtrack doris day songs. Doris day love me or leave me 1955, gatefold, vinyl discogs. 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 nightclub. 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.
The doris day collection warner dvd street date april 26, 2005 88. Love me or leave me sheet music 1955 doris day james cagney. 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. Doris day, james cagney, love me or leave me 1955 the. Doris day love me or leave me from love me or leave me. 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. 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. 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 was one of doris days greatest, and least likely, successes. Theres an old superstition way down south evrybody believes that trouble wont stay if you shake it. Videos for love me or leave me turner classic movies. Love me or leave me is a must have for any collector of classic movies. Two scenes cover the first direct meeting of singer ruth etting doris day, just fired from a taxidancing gig, and chicago laundry racketeer marty the gimp snyder james cagney, with aide georgie harry bellaver in tow, early in charles vidors mgm biopic love me or leave me, 1955.
Superb musical numbers as doris day effectively takes on the repertoire of 20s jazz singer ruth etting. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Dec 04, 2009 love me or leave me, written by walter donaldson and gus kahn in 1928, the title song from the soundtrack of the 1955 mgm film of the same name, was a major hit for doris day, who had the. Love me or leave me sheet music 1955 doris day james. Gorgeous bluray release of doris days finest performance. Doris day love me or leave me from love me or leave me 1955. Several key songs from ettings career are covered, sung well by day specifically ten cents a dance, you made me love you, and love me or leave me. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. All time classic starring the greats doris day and james cagney. The film tells the story, somewhat fictionalized, of ettings rise to fame in the 1920s and her association and marriage to. Schedule pacific time and synopses from the tcm website. With doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith. The new songs are ill never stop loving you and never look back.
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