If there ever was a movie musical that cried to be taken onto the stage, it is love me or leave me. It stars ann hsu, chris wang as the main leads with albee huang, li kang yi and alan kuo as the supporting cast. One of the gutsiest movie musicals of the 1950s, love me or leave me is the true story of 1930s torchsinger ruth etting, here played by doris day. Love me or leave me is a fictionalized biopic of etting but a powerful, frightening look at obsessionor as frightening as it can be depicted in 1955.
Mmmhmm you used to tell me that you loved me once what happened, what happened. She looked nothing like etting and made no attempt to sound like her, either. While working in a dimeadance joint, ruth is discovered by chicago racketeer martin the gimp snyder. Coming out of a string of light movie musicals, she turned in a dramatic performance in this film biography of singer ruth etting. Universal offers up 100 fun movie facts for their centennial. From there she made a long series of musicals, including calamity jane 1953, young at heart 1954, love me or leave me 1955, and the pajama game 1957. Angst quotes funny animals cute animals amazing animals cute stories beautiful stories faith in humanity restored les aliens fun facts lion saves kidnapped girl 2,745 points 46 comments lion saves kidnapped girl 9gag has the best funny pics, gifs, videos, gaming, anime, manga, movie, tv, cosplay, sport, food, memes, cute, fail, wtf. Love me or leave me original soundtrack doris day songs. Filming began on september 16, 2012 and finished on february 17, 20. 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. Neither a doris day musical nor a ferocious james cagney gangster film, love me or leave me is a fascinating hybrid. Though the truelife elements may no longer be relevant sorry, ruth etting, day and cagney always will be, and for both of them, this movie is a career highlight. Love me or leave me 2012 tv14 1 season chinese tv shows when a marriagephobic woman hires a seductress to test how faithful her eagertowed boyfriend is, her plan takes an unexpected turn. Love me or leave me 1955 movie clip you made me love you singer ruth etting doris day makes her debut in a house packed by chicago gangster marty snyder james cagney, cameron mitchell her pianist, his rival, songs by james monaco and joseph mccarthy, rube bloom and ted koehler, in the factbased love me or leave me, 1955.
After she catches the eye of local gangster martin the gimp snyder cagney, he gets her a job at a local nightclub and eventually becomes her manager and husband although etting carries a torch for her piano player, johnny alderman cameron mitchell. Please dont leave me da da dada da please dont leave me da da dada da i always say how i dont need you but its always gonna come right back to this please, dont leave me i forgot to say out loud how beautiful you really are to me i cant be without, youre my perfect little punching bag and i need you, im sorry. Wo zu le yi ge qing ren is a 2012 to 20 taiwanese television series created and developed by settv. It involves being social, which can be daunting when you are engaging with people you dont know well. Gorgeous bluray release of doris days finest performance. In a flat landscape at night, the unaided human eye can see even a small candle flame from as far as 1. 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 story of a couple who are staying together and contemplating marriage. And as such, movie biographies, musical or otherwise, have never really.
The soundtrack album spent 17 weeks at number 1, made millions at the box office, and generated six academy award nominations. Doris day, love me or leave me a huge success for the studio and stars. Day cared about everyone who was disturbed by her characterization, and she answered every piece of mail, explaining the necessity for realism, and that it was essential to separate actress. Love it or hate it, hawaiian pizza is bound to make people talk, even when it comes to its origins. Jimmy cagney tops the cast with an oscarnominated performance as ettings mentor martin snyder. According to imdb trivia, her friend sent the movies casting director her. Superb musical numbers as doris day effectively takes on the repertoire of 20s jazz singer ruth etting. Doris day, james cagney, love me or leave me 1955 the.
American singer and motionpicture actress whose performances in movie musicals of the. Colin firths love interest in the film, portuguese actress lucia moniz, was allegedly never supposed to be in the film. Love me or leave me offers a range of authentic, quality and wearable vintage fashion. Joe dantes gremlins was my number one favorite christmas set movie before krampus came out. In mere days portlandia wraps up its final season, and oh what a season its been. In sullivans travels, director preston sturges can be seen in the background on the set of the girls period movie.
The sultry ruth etting has survived the test of time thanks to vintage footage of her performing in a variety of musical shorts and feature films, but for years, all most people knew about her was what they had seen in this movie. When love me or leave me begins, ruth etting day is a chicago dance hall girl who longs to become a famous singer. Nov 05, 2015 provided to youtube by sony music entertainment. And so it goes with love me or leave me, the reasonably accurate. We bring the most interesting behind the scenes facts out for you in image format. Her screen persona, that of an intelligent, wholesome woman of unfailing optimism and understated strength of.
Jul 21, 2016 love me or leave me is a fictionalized biopic of etting but a powerful, frightening look at obsessionor as frightening as it can be depicted in 1955. She was brilliant in the movie she did with james cagney, love me or leave. Video codec is 1080pavc mpeg4 and audio is dtshd master audio 5. Day utterly surprises as a cynical and opportunistic star while cagney, playing his last gangster, emits fear by cooking up a. Not many know that it was not created in the us, but in canada where, in 1962, greece born sam panopoulos added it to the menu of its pizza parlor.
The mandalorian behindthescenes facts you probably. We sometimes underestimate how powerful human vision actually is. Take a look below for 31 more interesting and fun facts about superman. Coppola didnt have time to reshoot the scene, so he incorporated montanas best attempt in the movie. My crows take my chicken eggs and dont leave me nothin fun. Etting was one of the most popular singers of the 1920s and 1930s, and. Jun 09, 2019 love me or leave me was an unqualified success and earned six oscar nominations including a third best actor nod for james cagney. Grace young love me or leave me lyrics genius lyrics. Although day is effective in the role and looks a treat, the best acting performance in the movie comes from james cagney as marty the gimp snyder, ettings manager and husband. After watching it last weekend with my family, i realized that i havent done a fun facts list for this movie so i decided to dive in and learn some things that i never knew about the movie before. Love me or leave me was one of doris days greatest, and least likely, successes. It might have turned out differently if the director had been george cukor with the etting role played by ava gardner, both of whom were originally considered for the film. Other articles where love me or leave me is discussed. Lucky for you, you can watch the entire season right now right here and on the ifc app, including this free episode courtesy of subaru but now, lets take a moment to look back at some of the new classics fred and carrie have so thoughtfully bestowed upon us.
The human eye can detect the light of a candle from over a mile away. Several key songs from ettings career are covered, sung well by day specifically ten cents a dance, you made me love you, and love me or leave me. Love me or leave me was a huge critical and commercial success. I still absolutely love gremlins and will continue to watch it every year after watching it last weekend with my family, i realized that i havent done a fun facts list for this movie so i decided to dive in and learn some things that i never knew about the movie b. The cake in the movie sixteen candles is made of cardboard. My crows take my chicken eggs and dont leave me nothin. 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. 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 johnny alderman, her second husband. The result is a revealing look at the softer side of a merciless killer. If you love me, leave me if you love me, leave me alone love me, leave me cause ive already closed that door dont want to be in the pain i felt before if i only could be myself without your approval anymore if you love me, leave me if you love me, leave me alone. Despite cacao being around for thousands of years, the first solid chocolate bar wasnt produced until the 1840s.
This was the only time, after becoming a star in the 1930s. Little mix love me or leave me lyrics genius lyrics. This film tells the true story of 1930s torchsinger ruth etting, here played by doris day. The original superman character was a bald telepathic villain that was focused on world domination. See more ideas about wtf fun facts, fun facts and facts. I still absolutely love gremlins and will continue to watch it every year. Jan 14, 2020 love it or hate it, hawaiian pizza is bound to make people talk, even when it comes to its origins. After this film was released, doris day was deluged with mail from fans attacking her, a christian scientist, for playing a lewd woman who smoked, drank, and wore scant costumes in the nightclub scenes. Inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. He was created by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster, who were high school students living in cleveland, ohio, in 1933. And love me baby please cause i could still be the only one you need. Jan 05, 2018 superman is a superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics.
It might have turned out differently if the director had been george cukor with the etting role played by ava gardner, both of. Vital disc stats love me or leave me arrives on bluray packaged in a standard case. Dvd commentary tracks require you to slog through hours of actors complimenting each other and barely interested directors to find a single interesting fact. With doris day, james cagney, cameron mitchell, robert keith. It continued to sell well the following year and was a real sensation in its day. Viewed today, love me or leave me is a lavish and gripping film that is one of. Ruth etting was a kept woman who clawed her way up from seamy. Whether you are on a first date or a job interview, being prepared to share something interesting about yourself is an excellent icebreaker. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I love your description of cagneys face as a fist with eyes, funny but so accurate. Love me or leave me 1955 directed by charles vidor. Love me or leave me doris day james cagney cameron mitchell 1955 a 1920s chicago mobster james cagney bullies singer ruth etting doris day to broadway and hollywood. The script for love me or leave me by isobel lennart and daniel fuchs sticks pretty closely to the facts, with some minor whitewashing of. But you know that good relationships have to start somewhere.
The sultry ruth etting has survived the test of time thanks to vintage footage of her performing in a variety of musical shorts and feature films, but for years, all most people knew. While working in a dimeadance joint, ruth is discovered by chicago racketeer martin the gimp snyder fascinatingly played with nary a redeeming quality by james cagney. Love me or leave me was doris days biggest album ever. Day utterly surprises as a cynical and opportunistic star while cagney, playing his last gangster, emits fear by cooking up a smothering recipe for love. Doris day wrote in her autobiography that she hesitated before accepting the lead in this film. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing love me or leave me near you.
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