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"Love Me or Leave Me" is the true story about singer Ruth Etting and her rough and tumble manager/husband Marty"The Gimp"Schneider.This classic movie is a tribute to Doris Day and James Cagney when they were at their absolute best. Cagney was nominated for an Academy Award for this role. In my opinion Doris Day should have been as well.This movie is a "must see" movie for Classic Movie and Biography fans.
James Cagney wrecks this movie for me. He's the pushy, blustery, angry, ultra-driven Mob-boss husband of Doris Day's Ruth Etting. His character just absolutely wore on me. I liked the movie until he opened his mouth. If Ruth's husband was really like that, it's a wonder the poor girl didn't have a 'hit' put on him. Doris Day sings great, and the movie does give the viewer an idea of what show business was like back in the '20s and '30s. Maybe it's 'cos my Dad used to yell at me all the time...but James Cagney sinks this movie like a heavy stone.
Good quality for one of the classics. The old classics movies are my favorite type of movie, I really enjoy seeing all the vintage clothing and the beautiful jewelry. The quality of this movie was great, the color seemed to be as good as it was back in the 50's. The sound was good and the singing of Doris Day was excellent as always. The price of this vhs movie was a good buy and I look forward to finding more movies of this quality.