Love Me or Leave Me (film)

Love Me or Leave Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Vidor
Written byDaniel Fuchs
Isobel Lennart
Produced byJoe Pasternak
StarringDoris Day
James Cagney
Cameron Mitchell
CinematographyArthur E. Arling
Edited byRalph E. Winters
Music byGeorge Stoll
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • May 26, 1955 (1955-05-26)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.76 million[1]
Box office$5.6 million[1][2]

Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 American romantic musical drama film starring Doris Day, with James Cagney and Cameron Mitchell in support. Also a biopic, the MGM production recounts the life of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. Nominated for six Academy Awards, the picture was directed by Charles Vidor, and written by Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ For domestic take see also 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956