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Director:
Charles Vidor
Writers:
Daniel Fuchs (screenplay) and
Isobel Lennart (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 June 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music | Romance more
Tagline:
You'll Love it!...The Big Lavish Musical of the Roaring Twenties! more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
De Niro Biography Reveals All
 (From WENN. 26 March 2004)
The Elton John Story?
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 October 2003)
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Cast

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Doris Day ... Ruth Etting

James Cagney ... Martin Snyder
Cameron Mitchell ... Johnny Alderman
Robert Keith ... Bernard V. Loomis
Tom Tully ... Frobisher
Harry Bellaver ... Georgie
Richard Gaines ... Paul Hunter
Peter Leeds ... Fred Taylor
Claude Stroud ... Eddie Fulton
Audrey Young ... Jingle Girl
John Harding ... Greg Trent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dorothy Abbott ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jay Adler ... Orry (uncredited)
John Alban ... Reporter (uncredited)
Mal Alberts ... Reporter (uncredited)
Geneviève Aumont ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Veda Ann Borg ... Dance Hall Hostess (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Benny Burt ... Stage manager (uncredited)
Claire Carleton ... Claire (uncredited)
Robert Carson ... Brelston, Radio Station Manager (uncredited)
Dick Cherney ... Reporter (uncredited)
Jean Corbett ... Ziegfeld Follies Girl (uncredited)
Joan Corbett ... Ziegfeld Follies Girl (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross ... Photographer (uncredited)
John Daheim ... Stagehand (uncredited)
John Damler ... Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Dix ... Assistant Director (uncredited)
Helene Drake ... Dance Hall Cashier (uncredited)
James Drury ... Assistant director (uncredited)
Roy Engel ... Reporter, propman (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo ... Irate customer (uncredited)
Michael Kostrick ... Assistant director (uncredited)
Henry Kulky ... Bouncer (uncredited)
Bill Lee ... Singer (uncredited)
Marco López ... Extra (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm ... Doorman (uncredited)
Paul McGuire ... Drapery man (uncredited)
Patti Nestor ... Chorus girl (uncredited)
Joe Pasternak ... Film Producer (uncredited)
Henry Randolph ... Photographer (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft ... Singer (uncredited)
Barry Regan ... Studio Guard (uncredited)
Otto Reichow ... Bouncer (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher ... Bouncer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Simmons ... Movie Dance Director (uncredited)
Max Smith ... Singer (uncredited)
Winona Smith ... Chorus girl (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson ... Waiter (uncredited)
Bob Stevens ... Singer (uncredited)
Larri Thomas ... Chorus girl (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Wally Walker ... Reporter (uncredited)
Shirley Wilson ... Chorus girl (uncredited)
Herbert Winters ... Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Vidor 
 
Writing credits
Daniel Fuchs (screenplay) and
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)

Daniel Fuchs (story)

Produced by
Joe Pasternak .... producer
 
Original Music by
George Stoll (uncredited)
Robert Van Eps (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Arthur E. Arling (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Ralph E. Winters 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
Urie McCleary 
 
Set Decoration by
Jack D. Moore 
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Helen Rose 
 
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup designer
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ridgeway Callow .... assistant director
Hank Moonjean .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller .... recording supervisor
 
Special Effects by
Warren Newcombe .... special effects
 
Editorial Department
Alvord Eiseman .... color consultant
 
Music Department
Irving Aaronson .... music advisor
Percy Faith .... song arranger: Doris Day
Percy Faith .... song conductor: Doris Day
George Stoll .... music supervisor
Robert Van Eps .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Alex Romero .... originator: dances
Alex Romero .... supervisor: dances
Hal Bell .... assistant choreographer (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System) (35 mm magnetic prints)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #17433) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | UK:PG | Germany:6
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Of the sixty-two films he made, James Cagney wrote that he rated this among his top five. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During one scene late in the film where Cagney is speaking, the audio/visuals are off by more than a second. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Everybody Loves My Baby (but My Baby Don't Love Nobody but Me) more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Take a look, 4 October 2004
Author: BumpyRide from TCM's Basement

If you're not a fan of Doris Day, give this movie a viewing. No syrup or sugar in this film. It's amazing just how good she is, and I wonder why she let herself be typecast as the eternal virgin? Here's an actress that seems to be able to do almost anything and do it well, ie: sing, dance and act too.

Another great performance comes from Cameron Mitchell who I really didn't know too much about. He does a great job playing Doris' torch carrying pianist. In fact everyone does a great job in this film. The film hints about a possible drinking problem, but fails to deliver on that point. One scene in particular must have been quite shocking for 1950's audience with a possible rape in a hotel room.

"Love Me Or Leave Me" has hints of "A Star Is Born" in its fabric but it seems to fail in telling the entire Ruth Etting story. Good on all counts, but it could have been much more powerful with this cast.

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