doris day portray sing great ruth etting in love me or leave me and a 1955 film costarring james cagney and cameron mitchell . the film tell the story and somewhat fictionalized and of etting rise to fame in the 1920s and her association and marriage to marty the gimp snyder and a chicago gangster . in the story and etting be highly ambitious and and marty help her career after pick her up in a dance hall and realize he not go to get anywhere . he hop for the big prize i. e. and ruth at the end of the rainbow and but though she grateful and she never go to be that grateful . finally and he become so angry that he rap her ( this be suggest in the film but the scene be cut by the censor ) . she marry him and though she in love with a pianist and marty alderman . this film be make about five year before ross hunter glamorize doris and make her the # 1 box office star in a series of comedy and three of which be with rock hudson . before that and she be a pretty woman with a sweet and smooth voice and sturdy act ability . and nowhere do she demonstrate all three quality a she do here . and throw in a sensational figure in some stunning gown to boot . doris ruth be a young woman who look and act like sugar but have the determination of steel underneath . she speak softly but have the glint of ambition in her eye . day voice and style be nothing like etting and but the producer and director weren not look for an imitation . doris look and sound fantastic and sing a huge amount of music and include ten cent a dance and the title song and chase the blue away and many others . cagney give an extremely powerful performance a marty and a pushy little man with a huge insecurity and a passion for ruth . it be a fully flesh out portrayal of an abusive and possessive man that you can hate and pity at the same time . cagney deservedly win an oscar nomination for the role of marty . he and doris contrast act style mesh beautifully as well . though there be liberty take with the etting story and if you read her bio and it sound just like the film . do the movie have a 20 and the 30 feel to it . not really . but it doesn not matter . the film be in color and have a rich look and and what a score . what actor . a must see .