Love Me or Leave Me
1955 · Movie · NR · 122 min · ★ 6.9 · 72% critics
A young jazz singer rises from small clubs to major stages with the help of a tough, well-connected manager who becomes her husband. As her fame grows, their relationship turns increasingly volatile, forcing her to weigh ambition, loyalty, and personal freedom while navigating the pressures of show business.
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Details
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-05-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (55 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic showbiz rise-and-fall story mixed with intense relationship conflict and lots of songs; Not for you if you dislike musicals or domineering-romance drama like The Glenn Miller Story.
Pros: powerful lead performances; memorable period songs; gripping relationship drama | Cons: uneven pacing; heavy melodrama; some dated details
Themes
- jazz singer or musician
- musical
- biography
- singer
- singing
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1956
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Musical Score · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1956 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1956 · nominated
Cast & crew
Doris Day
as Ruth Etting
James Cagney
as Martin Snyder
Cameron Mitchell
as Johnny Alderman
Robert Keith
as Bernard V. Loomis
Tom Tully
as Frobisher
Harry Bellaver
as Georgie
Richard Gaines
as Paul Hunter
Peter Leeds
as Fred Taylor
Claude Stroud
as Eddie Fulton
Audrey Young
as Jingle Girl
Directed by Charles Vidor