Coming out of a string of light movie musicals, she turned in a dramatic performance in this film biography of singer ruth etting. The story was written by daniel fuchs and isobel lennart and chronicles ettings. Jazz age singing sensation ruth etting had looks, ambition and a haunting, smoketinged voice. Love me or leave me, written by walter donaldson and gus kahn in 1928, the title song from the soundtrack of the 1955 mgm film of the same name, was a major hit for doris day, who had the. In 1920s chicago, ruth etting wants to be a renowned singer, which is a far step away from her current work as a taxi dancer. Love me or leave me combines hilarious comedy, truetolife drama and rousing song that underscore the plays themes of responsibility and forgiveness. Being perceptive of the values in the story is nothing to be sneezed at, and dependable directors do a lot of terrific work. Trolls world tour, like a boss and recommendations for easter and passover. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. It took marty the gimp snyder, the limping, eviltempered. Love me or leave me and let me be lonely you wont believe me but i love you only id rather be lonely than happy with somebody else you might find the night time the right time for kissing. The girlfriend ji qing however has certain fears towards marriage due to her family background 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.
Peggy lee love me or leave me lyrics genius lyrics. Love me or leave me 1955 was a critically acclaimed biopic of singer ruth etting, with doris day in the title role and james cagney as her gangster boyfriend in an oscarnominated performance. 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. Crazy japanese chick tsubomi, ai sayama, santa girls in amazing dildostoys, fetish jav movie. This suspense is killing me i cant stand uncertainty tell me now, i got to know whether you want me to stay or go love me or leave me and let me be lonely. Love me or leave me is a film directed by charles vidor with doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith, year. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
Love me or leave me is a 1955 biographical romantic musical drama film that tells the life story of ruth etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. Cynthia wyatt, as a troubled teen, abandons her fraternal twin infants, leaving her own mother annie ruth. The swan 1956, a pleasant romance among royalty, was grace kellys penultimate read more. The story of a couple who are staying together and contemplating marriage. Day gets to perform many of ettings signature tunes like ten cents a dance my blue heaven, and you made me love you i didnt want to do it, and she really gets to strut her stuff during the elaborate ziegfeld follies number, shaking the blues away. The pianist is a film adapted from the biography of wladyslaw szpilman. During the 1920s, a smalltime chicago criminal, martin snyder james cagney, discovers a beautiful dancer, ruth etting doris day, after shes fired from her job at a nightclub. Love me or leave me and let me be lonely you wont believe me but i love you only id rather be lonley than happy with somebody else you might find the night time. Love me or leave me has hints of a star is born in its fabric but it seems to fail in telling the entire ruth etting story. Ruth etting is disgusted by her husbands touch, but we never really see why she married him the real ruth etting was financially dependent on her gangster managerhusband. I loved the new song ill never stop loving you and doris rendition of torch singer ruth ettings hit mean to me. That it is also full of music adds to its popularity, though its more of a drama with a musical setting than a traditional musical. Heres an iconic cover of makin whoopee by michelle pfeiffer in the 1989 film the fabulous bake boys. Unlike many musical bios of the day, love me or leave me provides a hardedged love story, augmented with jazz age tunes, chronicling the life and times of prohibitionera torch singer ruth etting.
One scene in particular must have been quite shocking for 1950s audience with a possible rape in a hotel room. Shanshan employs a scheme to sabotage the relationship of haoming and ji qing. Love me or leave me 1955 cast and crew during the 1920s, a smalltime chicago criminal, martin snyder james cagney, discovers a beautiful dancer, ruth etting doris day, after shes fired. And love me baby please cause i could still be the only one you need. Oscar to fuchs for best motion picture story, 1955. Love me or leave me photos view all photos 6 movie info. Love me or leave me 1955stream and watch online moviefone. Love me or leave me was one of doris days greatest, and least likely, successes. Love me or leave me, written by walter donaldson and gus kahn in 1928, the title song from the soundtrack of the 1955 mgm film of the.
Love me or leave me, directed by charles vidor, is a 1955 dramatic musical biography of ruth etting doris day. Filming began on september 16, 2012 and finished on february 17, 20. Haoming learns that ji qing has gone into labor, but his vision becomes more and more blurry. Love me or leave me trailer directed by charles vidor and starring james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith, tom tully, harry. Ji qing encourages a shy yiren to take more initiative. Released june 10th, 1955, love me or leave me stars doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 2 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. 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. She looked nothing like etting and made no attempt to sound like her, either. Love me or leave me doesnt fit into an auteur theory bucket since vidor. Haoming has no choice but to lie to ji qing after he faints. Viewed today, love me or leave me is a lavish and gripping film that is one of the last great mgm musicals. Wo zu le yi ge qing ren is a 2012 to 20 taiwanese television series created and developed by settv. Set 10 years after the film trilogy, three new characters continue the chase for easy money in stockholms changed underworld and.
Youll love itthe big lavish musical of the roaring twenties. This film tells the true story of 1930s torchsinger ruth etting, here played by doris day. In the case of love me or leave me, the film cannot delve into the abusive and power imbalanced relationship at the core without relying on extremes. Adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of fox film music corp, bmi fox music. Cameron mitchell, doris day, james cagney, tom tully, robert keith. It stars doris day as etting, james cagney as gangster martin moe the gimp snyder, her first husband and manager, and cameron mitchell as pianistarranger myrl alderman, her second husband.
Cliff richard love me or leave me lyrics genius lyrics. Best screenplaybrilliant performances by doris day and james cagney highlight the story of jazz singing sensation ruth. 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. A short tribute to the film of the same name, inspired by the true life story of ruth etting, her marriage to gangster marty snyder and her love for. Love me or leave me movie trailer and videos tv guide. The film hints about a possible drinking problem, but fails to deliver on that point. A jewishpolish pianist who during the second world war lived and hid miraculously in warsaw after having gone through a terrible tragedy. A powerful and inspirational musical stage play that will evoke an array of emotions. It stars ann hsu, chris wang as the main leads with albee huang, li kang yi and alan kuo as the supporting cast. Love me or leave me is a powerful film largely due to the performances of doris day and james cagney. Provided to youtube by dance all day musicvertriebs gmbh love me or leave me phos toni best of electro swing elite compilation. Shenghua suppresses his love and probes on yirens feelings for dashuai.
With chris bolton, terrell carter, candace evanofski, angela evans. It shows a dramatic side of jimmy cagney and especially doris day that you dont see in any of their films. As the wedding approaches, haoming has health issues while ji qing juggles between work and the wedding. Nina simone love me or leave me lyrics metrolyrics. Brilliant performances by doris day and james cagney highlight this academy awardr winning story of jazz singing sensation ruth etting and the vicious chicago hood who controlled her life. Shenghua suppresses his love and probes on yirens feeling for dashuai. Really fun video, great version of the song and the movie is wonderful.
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