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Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 American biographical romantic musical drama film recounting the life story of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. Nominated for six Academy Awards, the picture stars Doris Day as Etting, James Cagney as gangster Martin "Moe the Gimp" Snyder, her first husband and manager, and Cameron Mitchell as pianist/arranger Johnny Alderman, her second husband. Love Me or Leave Me was written by Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart and directed by Charles Vidor.

Love Me or Leave Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Vidor
Written byDaniel Fuchs
Isobel Lennart
Produced byJoe Pasternak
StarringDoris Day
James Cagney
Cameron Mitchell
CinematographyArthur E. Arling
Edited byRalph E. Winters
Music byGeorge Stoll
Production
company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • May 26, 1955 (1955-05-26)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.76 million[1]
Box office$5.6 million[1][2]

Plot


After kicking a customer for his unwelcome attention, 1920s Chicago nightclub singer and dime-a-dance girl Ruth Etting is in jeopardy of losing her job when Martin Snyder intervenes on her behalf. Snyder, known as "The Gimp" to some because of his game leg, owns a laundry business and runs a protection racket, wielding considerable clout.

Etting is desperate to get into show business. Snyder gets her a job dancing in a floor show, then pays for a singing coach, Johnny Alderman, who is also attracted to her.

Etting and Alderman are grateful, but Snyder makes it clear he expects Etting to travel to Miami with him, not for business but for pleasure. Etting declines, but Snyder's interest in her continues. Through an agent, Bernie Loomis, he arranges a radio program to feature Etting, followed by a job with the Ziegfeld Follies. His crude behavior and violent temper cause Etting multiple problems.

Johnny continues to woo Etting, but under heavy pressure from Snyder she marries him instead. His heavy-handed management continues as her successful career develops. Goaded to enter the entertainment business, Snyder decides to open a nightclub of his own. Upset at sensing a relationship resuming between Etting and Johnny during their filming of a Hollywood movie, Snyder strikes her. He then catches them together, shoots Johnny and is arrested.

Horrified but conflicted because of all Snyder has done for her career, Etting arranges for Loomis to bail him out of jail. At his neglected nightclub, Snyder arrives to find that Etting is performing there herself. At first enraged by what he perceives as an act of charity, Snyder finally realizes this is Etting's way of showing her appreciation, even if she can't be part of his life any longer.


Cast



Production


The role of Snyder was originally intended for Spencer Tracy, but he turned down the project. Cagney suggested to producer Joe Pasternak casting Doris Day in the Etting role, after it was first offered to Ava Gardner who turned it down. Gardner was subsequently placed on a temporary salary suspension by the studio as a punishment.


Reception


Variety called the film "a rich canvas of the Roaring '20s, with gutsy and excellent performances."[3]


Awards and nominations


Award Category Nominee(s) Result
Academy Awards[4] Best Actor James Cagney Nominated
Best Screenplay Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart Nominated
Best Motion Picture Story Daniel Fuchs Won
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture Percy Faith and Georgie Stoll Nominated
Best Song "I'll Never Stop Loving You"
Music by Nicholas Brodszky;
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn		 Nominated
Best Sound Recording Wesley C. Miller Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Charles Vidor Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards Best Written American Musical Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart Won

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:


Box-office


According to MGM records the film earned $4,035,000 in the US and Canada and $1,597,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $595,000.[1] Love Me or Leave Me was the eighth ranked movie in 1955.


Soundtrack


Main article: Love Me or Leave Me (Doris Day album)

All but two of the songs in the movie were hits that Etting had recorded originally back in the 1920s and early 1930s. These new songs, written specifically for the film, are "Never Look Back" by Chilton Price and "I'll Never Stop Loving You" by Nicholas Brodzsky and Sammy Cahn.[3]

The songs as they appear in the film (all sung by Doris Day except as shown):


See also



References


  1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. For domestic take see also 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
  3. Variety's review Posted: Sat., Jan. 1, 1955
  4. "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  5. "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  6. "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  7. "AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-19.


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[ru] Люби меня или покинь меня

«Люби меня или покинь меня» (англ. Love Me or Leave Me) — кинофильм режиссёра Чарльза Видора, вышедший на экраны в 1955 году. Лента основана на биографии американской певицы и актрисы Рут Эттинг.


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