Love Me or Leave Me

19552h 2mEnglish

Music Drama Romance

Accolades

1Oscar

Win

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Genres

MusicDramaRomance

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

1

Wins

6

Nominations

Won

Writing (Motion Picture Story) · Daniel Fuchs

Full award breakdown

1956

Academy Awards

◆ Won

Writing (Motion Picture Story)

Daniel Fuchs

1956

Nom

Actor

James Cagney

1956

Nom

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Percy Faith, George Stoll

1956

Nom

Music (Song)

I'll Never Stop Loving You in "Love Me or Leave Me" Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

1956

Nom

Sound Recording

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director

1956

Nom

Writing (Screenplay)

Daniel Fuchs, Isobel Lennart

1956

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Cast

Doris Day

Doris Day

Ruth Etting

James Cagney

James Cagney

Martin Snyder

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Johnny Alderman

Robert Keith

Robert Keith

Bernard V. Loomis

Tom Tully

Tom Tully

Frobisher

Harry Bellaver

Harry Bellaver

Georgie

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

Paul Hunter

Peter Leeds

Peter Leeds

Fred Taylor

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