Cynthia Wyatt abandons her fraternal twin infants as a troubled teen, leaving her own mother Annie Ruth Wyatt to raise the children. Cagney has never been more impressive as the Chicago hood who manages her career--and Day manages to match him every step of the way with a gutsy, heart-felt performance. After purchasing the tape of this film, all I can say is the sooner it goes to DVD, the better. The purpose of this upload is for viewer enjoyment and education not for monetary gain. This film displays all that Doris Day could have been if she had continued to find meaty roles to her acting advantage. attracted to this type of man. It is also possible to rent "Love Me or Leave Me" on Apple TV online and to download it on Apple TV. No copyright infringement is intended. [9] It reached the Billboard magazine Disk Jockey chart on July 9, 1955, its only week on the chart, at #19. Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. To test if Hao Ming will remain faithful to her, she hires Zhao Shan Shan (Albee Huang) to test if he will cheat on her. It is the relationship between the two, slightly complicated by the warm-hearted pianist (Cameron Mitchell)that makes up the crux of the story here. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical comedy Whoopee!, which opened in December 1928. To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum. It was included on the Columbia LP, Doris Day's Greatest Hits, released in 1958, and available on CD on the Collectors Choice label. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". James Cagney and Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (1955) People James Cagney, Doris Day. It's such an effective performance that for once, I almost began to dislike him as an actor, which probably goes a long way to explain just how amazing he actually was. The same year, Sammy Davis Jr. and Lena Horne also experienced success with their versions of the song. Here's an actress that seems to be able to do almost anything and do it well, ie: sing, dance and act too. Coming Soon. One wonders if he had a parent that was abusive or an Uncle or someone he had intimately observed. Not bad, not bad. The storyline follows 20's singer Ruth Etting's climb from obscurity to show-biz heights, thanks in part to gangster Moe Snyder's leverage and scheming. And overall, I liked it very much. Day looks stunning, sexy and sounds great in the musical numbers. OKeh Records (31004-1) This suspense is killing meI can't stand uncertaintyTell me now I've got to knowWhether you want me to stay or goLove me or leave meOr let me be lonelyYou won't believe me I love you onlyI'd rather be lonelyThen happy with somebody elseYou might find the nighttimeThe right time for kissingBut nighttime is my timeFor just reminiscingRegrettingInstead of forgetting with somebody else There'll be no oneUnless that someone is youI intend to be independently blueI want your loveBut I don't want to borrowTo have it today To give back tomorrowFor your love is my loveThere's no love for nobody else(bridge)There'll be no oneUnless that someone is youI intend to be independently blueI want your loveBut I don't want to borrowTo have it today And to give back tomorrowFor your love is my loveThere's no love for nobody else (Listen to her renditions of "It All Depends on You," "Never Look Back," or "Ten Cents A Dance.") Love me or leave me here And love me baby please cause I could still be the only one you need The only one close enough to feel you breathe Yeah I could still be that place where you run Instead of the one that you're running from, ooh You, can take this heart Heal it or break it all apart No, this isn't fair Love me or leave me here Aah-aah . During the 1920s, a small-time Chicago criminal, Martin Snyder (James Cagney), discovers a beautiful dancer, Ruth Etting (Doris Day), after she's fired from her job at a nightclub. English, Director: You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) Stay On The Right Side, Sister: Mean To Me: Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Nobody But Me) Sam, The Old Accordion Man: Shaking The Blues Away: Ten Cents A Dance: I'll Never Stop Loving You: Never Look Back: At Sundown: Love Me Or Leave Me (2012) The story of a couple who are staying together and contemplating marriage. James Cagney was grating as Marty "The Gimp" Snyder the Chicago gangster who helped Etting attain her show biz goals. Martin Snyder: [to Ruth Etting when she visits him in jail] Tell 'em you seen me in the pokey and I looked great! Variety called the film "a rich canvas of the Roaring '20s, with gutsy and excellent performances."[3]. Snyder gets her a job dancing in a floor show, then pays for a singing coach, Johnny Alderman, who is also attracted to her. ("Pillow Talk", "Lover Come Back", "That Touch of Mink"), the virginal persona, the freckles, etc. Etting tries to retain her independence until it is implied that Jimmy rapes her and Etting becomes,in Jimmy's mind, his possession. Day, who was loaned to MGM from Warners for this, is smoldering, intense, and sexier than she has even been on screen. The film tells the story, somewhat fictionalized, of Etting's rise to fame in the 1920s and her association and marriage to Marty "The Gimp" Snyder, a Chicago gangster. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Filming began on September 16, 2012 and finished on February 17, 2013. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Her singing too is terrific and almost all the songs are great, although a little artistic control might have seen fit to drop "Sam the Accordion Man". Snyder had ties to show business, and took over managing her career. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. My folks have long urged me to watch this movie to see the other side of Ms Day and here she deliver grits, not ditz, to great effect. Nina Simone believed that the person its about is her only love, and will always be the only love. I agree it is occasionally frothy, and it isn't much of a biopic due to some diluting, more to do with the censorship than with the film itself. As a retired history teacher, I always look at the historical accuracy of films and often investigate this on my own before or after I see a film. At his neglected nightclub, Snyder arrives to find that Etting is performing there herself. Makes me feel like a kid again! But the acting job that truly amazes - and has through the years made me a fan - is that of James Cagney. Out of MGM, Love Me or Leave Me is directed by Charles Vidor and stars Doris Day, James Cagney & Cameron Mitchell. Written by Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart, the film is loosely based on the true story of legendary 20s torch singer Ruth Etting (Day) and her rise to fame propelled by Chicago gangster Marty "The Gimp" Snyder (Cagney). In the United Kingdom, it was released 1955 by HMV Records as catalog number B-309 (78rpm) and 7M-309 (45rpm),. See production, box office & company info, [to Ruth Etting when she visits him in jail], As Ruth Etting, Day delivers knockout performance, equally matched by Cagney. The Crossword Solver finds answers to classic crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles. The song was introduced in the Broadway play, Whoopee!, which opened in December 1928. Anyone who questions Day's acting abilities should take a look at this film. However, he really should get his hands closer to the dummy keyboard in the song set-pieces! Enter a Crossword Clue Sort by Length # of Letters or Pattern This film is certainly helped by Jimmy Cagney late in his career. I am NOT a fan of Doris Day - there is just something about her that annoys me. The version was released as a single in 1959 by Bethlehem Records as catalog number 11021 and by Australian Parlophone Records as catalog number A-8008, with the flip side "I Loves You Porgy". "Love Me or Leave Me" Sheet Music Walter Donaldson Browse our 14 arrangements of "Love Me or Leave Me." Sheet music is available for Piano, Voice, Guitar and 22 others with 11 scorings and 2 notations in 12 genres. Cast Crew Details Genres Cast Jazz Age singer Ruth Etting (Day) had looks, ambition and a haunting, smoky voice. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 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. Upset at sensing a relationship resuming between Etting and Johnny during their filming of a Hollywood movie, Snyder strikes her and she runs off and wants a divorce between them. Record August 7, 1941. Day's recording of the song, from the soundtrack, became a major hit for her. "Love Me or Leave Me" is a popular song written in 1928 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn. 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. Ji Qing's plan seems to backfire when Shan Shan seems to have fallen for Hao Ming for real.[2]. Well, the dialogue is realistic, smart and sassy, the sets sumptuous and the direction well paced. You said forever That you broke your promise, hmm I'll thank you for the good times But good times aren't shit If you walk out like this,. While Annie Chen was paired up with George Hu to film "Love, Now". Doris Day runs circles around them. Coming Soon. Because from somewhere that man understood something about an abusive relationship and put it in his performance. If she cant get this love, she wont try to get any other. 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. Everything explodes when they go to Hollywood to make a movie, and real-life scandal prevails. But as Ruth's popularity grows, Martin's obsessive and controlling behavior begins to threaten her success and happiness. Finally, he becomes so angry that he rapes her (this is suggested in the film but the scene was cut by the censors). That said, while a book is probably better in telling what really happened(a kept woman and her obsessive and sexually inadequate gangster sponsor), the truth isn't completely skimmed over and the story while frothy occasionally is still engrossing, and the script is witty and has a hint of freshness. They are both schemers; the difference is, Day's Etting is more subtle about her climb to stardom, getting all the help she can from Cagney while slipping quietly under his brutish radar. Even though she is in a stable and loving relationship with her longtime boyfriend Fang Hao Ming (Chris Wang), she hesitates when he talks about marriage. What else? I can only concede it's a very fine music/drama/biopic. The original version of the song, the biggest-selling at the time, was recorded by Ruth Etting on December 17, 1928. Both dramas started filming at the same time. You gotta see this one! I do know some of the film was embellished (for example, Ruth Etting was a headliner BEFORE she met Martin Snyder AND Martin's nickname was "The Gimp" yet his character walks just fine in the film)--but where is that line between truth and fiction and how far over did it go? No syrup or sugar in this film. The role of Snyder was originally intended for Spencer Tracy, but he turned down the project. 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 is desperate to get into show business. Five years after co-starring in the light-hearted "West Point Story", Doris Day and James Cagney were reunited for this, and there is no comparison. Here he seems an even more threatening presence in a one on one situation with his protg Ruth Etting (Doris Day), a torch singer who got her start in 1920's era Chicago. OhYou can take this heartHeal it or break it all apartNo, this isn't fairLove me or leave me hereOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohLove me or leave me hereOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohLove me or leave me here, loveDo you remember when you loved me once?What happened, what happened?And you'd hold me here just becauseWhat happened?We used to never go to bed angryBut it's all we ever do latelyAnd you're turning away like you hate meDo you hate me, do you hate me? Familiar soundtrack as well. This article is about the Donaldson and Kahn song. Currently you are able to watch "Love Me or Leave Me" streaming on fuboTV, Urban Movie Channel or for free with ads on Crackle. Curiously enough after I viewed my VHS copy of Love Me or Leave Me, I went to the movies and saw Walk the Line. In Charles Vidor's Love Me Or Leave Me, she takes on the part of Ruth Etting, the troubled songstress from the jazz age, and her twin talents merge memorably. Brilliant performances by Doris Day and James Cagney highlight this Academy Award(R) winning story of jazz singing sensation Ruth Etting and the vicious Chic. Davis's version was released by Decca Records as catalog number 29484, with the flip side "Something's Gotta Give". He's hoping for the big prize - i.e., Ruth - at the end of the rainbow, but though she's grateful, she's never going to be THAT grateful. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. 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. It's a faultless performance, all the more impressive for staying understated, scaled down. But her real acting triumph came with this hard-hitting Ruth Etting biography in which she does an amazing job as the torch singer involved with a gangster boyfriend (James Cagney). Look at the lackluster acting of Kathryn Grayson or Jane Powell sometime. This in turn weakens the relationship between the two leads as its hard to understand why Day's character has fallen so hard for her thug boyfriend, played a bit one note by Cagney. Cagney was great, but Day was phenomenal, and should've been nominated for an Oscar right alongside her co-star. 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. Ruth Etting's performance of the song was so popular that she was also given the song to sing in the play Simple Simon, which opened in February 1930.Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 July 17, 1959), professionally known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter. (Contains one small spoiler.) Music, Original Language: Privacy Policy Click the answer to find similar crossword clues . Will we discover her reasons for leaving years ago? "Love Me Or Leave Me" is Ann Hsu's first drama as the lead actress after many years of playing supporting roles in Taiwanese dramas. Nicknamed \"Lady Day\" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. '20S, with gutsy and excellent performances. `` [ 3 ] 2012 and finished February. Privacy Policy Click the answer to find similar Crossword clues Day could have been if she had continued to similar. That truly amazes - and has through the years made Me a -. 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