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Love Me or Leave Me

1955·2h 2m·Approved
DramaBiographyRomanceMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
5,230 votes

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.

Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 drama biography movie directed by Charles Vidor, starring James Cagney, Doris Day, Robert Keith. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 5,230 votes and runs 2h 2m.

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Director
Charles Vidor
Stars
James Cagney
Doris Day
Robert Keith
Cameron Mitchell
Details
1955-06-10
122 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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