Love Me or Leave Me
by Charles Vidor
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Actor: Cameron Mitchell, Doris Day, James CagneyDirector: Charles Vidor
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 67069
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- Brilliant performances by Doris Day and James Cagney highlight this Academy Award(R) winning story of Jazz singing sensation Ruth Etting and the vicious Chicago hood who controlled her life. Year: 1955 Director: Charles Vidor Starring: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith, Tom TullyRunning Time: 122 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS Rating: NR Age: 0
Movie Reviews of Love Me or Leave Me
Movie Review: Great Movie & Musical
Summary: 5 Stars
I always have been a sucker for a good musical and Doris Day did some great ones. This 1955 Academy Award winner (Best Motion Picture Story) is no exception, for her strong portrayal of songstress Ruth Etting, along with her superior acting and singing, make this an excellent film. This was a different role for Doris Day, a much stronger acting part and not the usual sunny girl next door. Of course, we all know how great Jimmy Cagney was, especially when he played a tough guy, gangster type. Well, he excels as Chicago racketeer Martin "The Gimp" Snyder. (The Gimp walks with a kind of limp and skip.) Cagney earned one of the film's 6 Oscar nominations.
This film is set in the Roaring `20s, complete with a Chicago hoodlum, dancing girls, and fancy nightclubs and is based on the story of Ruth Etting and The Gimp, her rise in show business and their relationship in the process. Ruth is a nobody dancer in a club who can't dance in the beginning and really wants to sing. The Gimp is attracted to her and decides to help her, while making romantic advances to her. Oh, they butt heads at first when he comes on to her. And while she doesn't exactly jump into bed with him, she does string him along and use his help to advance her career. Well, eventually the Gimp thinks of her as HIS girl. For awhile, she twists him around her little finger while she bats her big eyes at him. But, of course, she is playing a very dangerous game, thinking she can use the little gangster and never have to pay the piper. Of course, she doesn't want him and he wants to possess her, so they make each other pretty miserable.
As Ruthie is climbing the ladder of success, she does some beautiful songs. With the voice of an angel Ruth/Doris sings "It All Depends on You," "You Made Me Love You," "You're Mean to Me," "Love Me or Leave Me," "After I Say I'm Sorry ," "I Cried for You," "My Blue Heaven," "Ten Cents a Dance," "I'll Never Stop Loving You," and "Never Look Back".
Other great songs are (and I hope I get all the titles right): "Stay On the Right Side of the Road," "Every Body Loves My Baby," "Sam, The Old Accordion Man," "Shakin' the Blues Away," and "At Sundown".
There are some very strong performances by Day and Cagney and as you can see, there are TONS of beautiful songs, just a few are short clips. Cameron Mitchell co-stars as Ruth's piano player. Ruth/Doris has some drop-dead gorgeous clothes for her night club appearances, and to walk around in. The sound has been remastered in Dolby Digital 5.0. The color is great and clear. The club scenery is great, the orchestras are great, and the movie and story line is fantastic as are the performances. Now what more could you possibly want? If you want a great movie and great music, this is it!
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