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Love Me or Leave Me

"You'll Love it!...The Big Lavish Musical of the Roaring Twenties!"

1955 2h 2m EN
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6.9
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β˜…6.9TMDB Β· 55
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Synopsis
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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.

β€œYou'll Love it!...The Big Lavish Musical of the Roaring Twenties!”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Charles Vidor
Writers
Isobel Lennart, Daniel Fuchs, Daniel Fuchs
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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ERA

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71 years old β€” a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Vidor, shot by Arthur E. Arling. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Doris Day and James Cagney and Cameron Mitchell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll Love it!...The Big Lavish Musical of the Roaring Twenties!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048317 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 55 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles Vidor directs. Arthur E. Arling behind the camera. Ralph E. Winters cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 171 years old β€” a genuine piece of film history.
  • 2Directed by Charles Vidor, shot by Arthur E. Arling. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 3Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 4Doris Day and James Cagney and Cameron Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
  • 5Marketing tagline: "You'll Love it!...The Big Lavish Musical of the Roaring Twenties!".
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0048317 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 55 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Arthur E. Arling
Editing
Ralph E. Winters
Costume design
Helen Rose
Makeup / hair
William Tuttle
Runtime
122 min Β· 2h 2m
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
NR

Awards

  • Academy Award for Best Story

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Also by

Charles Vidor

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    US

Key crew

  • SongsSammy Cahn
  • Set DecorationEdwin B. Willis
  • Costume DesignHelen Rose
  • Art DirectionUrie McCleary
  • Recording SupervisionWesley C. Miller
  • Music SupervisorGeorge Stoll
  • Makeup DesignerWilliam Tuttle
  • SongsNicholas Brodszky
  • Art DirectionCedric Gibbons
  • Special EffectsWarren Newcombe
  • Hair DesignerSydney Guilaroff
  • Assistant DirectorRidgeway Callow
  • SongsChilton Price
  • Set DecorationJack D. Moore
  • ChoreographerAlex Romero
  • SongsJames V. Monaco
  • SongsLew Brown
  • SongsSam M. Lewis
  • SongsRay Henderson
  • SongsLorenz Hart
  • SongsGeorge Whiting
  • SongsSpencer Williams
  • SongsJack Palmer
  • SongsRichard Rodgers

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • jazz singer or musician
  • musical
  • biography
  • singer
  • singing

Release history Β· US

When it landed

  • Theatrical (limited)1955-05-26NRΒ· New York City, New York
  • Theatrical1955-06-10NR

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International titles

  • QuiΓ©reme o dΓ©jameES

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