Love Me or Leave Me
Starring: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell
Director: Charles Vidor
Writer: Daniel Fuchs, Isobel Lennart
Producer: Joe Pasternak
Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 American romantic musical drama film starring Doris Day, with James Cagney and Cameron Mitchell in supporting roles. Also a biopic, the MGM production recounts the life of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. Nominated for six Academy Awards, the picture was directed by Charles Vidor and written by Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart, from a story by Daniel Fuchs.
Trivia
- Won the Academy Award for Best Story.
- Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score; Academy Award for Best Sound.
- The role of Snyder was originally intended for Spencer Tracy, but he turned it down.
- After the Etting role was turned down by Ava Gardner, Cagney suggested Doris Day to producer Joe Pasternak.
- Gardner was subsequently placed on a temporary salary suspension by MGM as a punishment.
Previous Showings
3 Runs • 2 Festivals
3,642 tickets sold
All runs on record (3):
- July 23 - 25, 1994 · 1,714 ticketsw/ Singin' in the Rain
- May 3 - 5, 2019 · 967 ticketsDoris Day Festivalw/ Storm Warning
- February 14 - 15, 2026 · 961 ticketsMusicals, plus Bob Hopew/ Young at Heart