Love Me Or Leave Me
Relevance
Morrissey presented a copy of the film on DVD to Andrew Male from Mojo Magazine whilst being interviewed (April, 2006).
Morrissey said of the DVD / James Cagney's performance:
"Oh, you can buy it anywhere for £3.99.
His best ever performance!"
Wikipedia Information
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Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 American biographical romantic musical drama film recounting the life story of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. Nominated for six Academy Awards, the picture stars Doris Day as Etting, James Cagney as gangster Martin "Moe the Gimp" Snyder, her first husband and manager, and Cameron Mitchell as pianist/arranger Johnny Alderman, her second husband. Love Me or Leave Me was written by Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart and directed by Charles Vidor.