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Love Me Or Leave Me Free FREE LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME PDF Claudia Carroll | 400 pages | 23 Oct 2014 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007520886 | English | London, United Kingdom Love Me or Leave Me () - MyDramaList As IMDb celebrates its 30th birthday, we have six shows to get you ready for those pivotal years of your life Get some streaming picks. Title: Love Me or Leave Me In 's Chicago, Ruth Etting wants to be a renowned singer, which is a far step away from her current work as a taxi dancer. 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. Ruth is initially wary of Marty, but makes it clear that she is Love Me or Leave Me interested in him in a romantic sense. Regardless, he does help her professionally, and through his opportunities, which are achieved through intimidation and fear, Ruth does quickly start to gain a name as a singer, which she is able to do because of her talent and despite Marty's intimidation tactics. However, the Love Me or Leave Me her success, the more reliant she becomes on him. This becomes an issue in their relationship as she believes he can take her only so far before he becomes a liability, however he will never let her go that easily. The one person who tried and tries to get Written by Huggo. Not being a great Cagney fan, I didn't have high hopes Love Me or Leave Me this film when I first saw it. The only reason I did watch it was Doris Day. Boy, am I Love Me or Leave Me I did. Anyone who questions Day's acting abilities should take a look at this film. Personally, I've always thought she was one of Hollywood's few singers who really could act. Look at the lackluster acting of Kathryn Grayson or Jane Powell sometime. Doris Day runs circles around them. If you're still in doubt after seeing this film, watch "Julie" sometime. Another one of her best films. Also, Day is in fine voice in this film. All of the songs are Love Me or Leave Me. I have heard the real Ruth Etting's rendition of both these numbers, and they are nothing like Day's performances. Obviously, they Love Me or Leave Me going for mimicry here, but it works fine just the same. Highly recommended. Love Me or Leave Me for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. 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. Director: Charles Vidor. Available on Amazon. Added to Watchlist. James Cagney. Oscar Nominated Movies from TCM Spotlight Jan. My Favorite Film Performances. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Edit Cast Complete credited cast: 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 Love Me or Leave Me Hunter Peter Leeds Fred Taylor Claude Stroud Eddie Fulton Audrey Young Jingle Girl John Harding Edit Storyline In 's Chicago, Ruth Etting wants to be a renowned singer, which is a far step away from her current work as Love Me or Leave Me taxi dancer. Edit Did You Know? Trivia In deference to Ruth Eating's actual appearance, Doris Day's hair in this film was dyed "honey blonde" rather than its usual pale blonde. Although the look was extremely flattering to Day, this was the only time she ever agreed to wear it this way. Goofs When Marty hits Georgie, the sound of the impact occurs before the actual impact. Do you think I let dames talk to me that way? Connections Featured in That's Entertainment! Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Add the first question. Language: English. Runtime: min. Color: Color Eastmancolor. Edit page. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. Martin Snyder. Johnny Alderman. DAY6 - Love me or Leave me Lyrics » Color Coded Lyrics | Lyrics at CCL The story of a couple who are staying together and contemplating marriage. The girlfriend Ji Qing however has certain fears towards marriage due to her family Love Me or Leave Me and in an attempt to test the loyalty of her boyfriend Hao Ming, she gets another woman to get close to her boyfriend, which eventually brought changes to their relationship. Edit Translation. MDL v6 en. TV Shows. Feeds Lists Forums Contributors. Edit this Page Edit Information. Buy on Amazon. Add to List. Ratings: 7. Reviews: 0 users. Related Content Love, Before Taiwanese side story. Add Cast. Tiffany Hsu Ji Qing. Chris Wang Fang Hao Ming. Love Me or Leave Me Ko Ding Sheng Hua. Irene Lei Wang Dou Dou. View all Write Review. There have been no reviews submitted. Be the first and write one. Add Recommendations. There have been no recommendations submitted. Be the first and add one. New Topic. Be the first to create a discussion Love Me or Leave Me Love Me or Leave Me. Score: 7. Popular Lists Related lists from users Create a list. My Taiwanese Dramas Watchlist titles 31 loves 2. Dramas with Disabilities and Mental Illnesses 77 titles 10 loves. Top Music Dramas. Most Popular Vampire. Best Fantasy Titles. Best School Titles. Best Action Films. Top Romance Films. Hottest Airing Dramas. Doris Day, James Cagney, Love Me or Leave Me () | The Films of Doris Day Already cast as the male lead, Cagney was so convinced that Day had the depth and talent as a singer and actress to Love Me or Leave Me this highly dramatic role that he ceded top billing to her, only the second time since that he had accepted less than top billing. Ruth Etting Dayan aspiring singer working in a ten-cents-a-dance joint. Etting made famous numerous songs now considered standards. InDay was the top female recording artist in the United States and had many hits of her own, so her selection to portray Etting was a logical choice. He is a hot-tempered bully with a lot of contacts in Chicago, and he thinks he can add Ruth to his collection of pick-ups. Ruth is not a pick-up, but she is ambitious and she readily accepts his offer. When Snyder realizes that Ruth is becoming popular, he begins devoting his every waking hour to her career, still hoping that his efforts will yield Love Me or Leave Me she so far has avoided: an intimate relationship with him. He makes deals for her to sing Love Me or Leave Me clubs, gets her to star on her own radio program, and then arranges a contract for her with the Ziegfeld Follies in New York. Afraid of losing control of Ruth to the Ziegfeld professionals, however, Snyder pulls her out of the Follies. When she challenges him in an explosive argument, he rapes her. Defeated emotionally, Ruth marries Snyder and begins achieving even greater successes on the nightclub circuit. Snyder then negotiates a contract for Ruth to make a movie in Hollywood; however, much to his Love Me or Leave Me, her old friend Johnny is the musical director on the picture. Johnny has loved Ruth for years, and she secretly feels the same way about him. After Snyder physically attacks her during a bitter argument, Ruth asks for a divorce. This is a wonderful film, with Day and Cagney giving memorable performances. Both were surefire bets for Academy Award nominations, but ultimately Love Me or Leave Me was not among the five women nominated that year. Even so, she earned almost unanimous praise from critics worldwide and the picture was a huge success. The color cinematography and costumes were first rate, as was the supporting cast. Charles Vidor, who earned a nomination from the Directors Guild of America as best director, delivered an historic film. Doris is genuinely shocked Love Me or Leave Me stays in character. When Mr. Could it possibly have been a publicity stunt? 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. Not only that but she had an outstanding producer, director and a very literate script. However, it was the idea of playing opposite Jimmy Cagney that finally convinced her to tackle the role. The film also had a great musical score that also attracted her. One of her biggest pleasures was working with the great musical department at MGM. I prepared for the role by listening to all the Ruth Etting records. She had a quiet way of speaking and singing. It was not my intention to mimic her, but to suggest her style with little inflections and shadings Love Me or Leave Me I picked up from the recordings. She obtained sides of songs that Miss Etting originally waxed when she was the toast of Broadway, and it was from that group of songs that the songs for the film were ultimately selected.
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