after a series of silly and fun love movie and 1955 be a big year for doris day . that year saw her hand the role of singer ruth etting and who make it to the top but whose personal life suffer for her success . the film begin with a chance meeting by etting at a dime a dance joint with gangster martin snyder and brilliantly play by james cagney . cagney and with his connection and brings stardom to etting and but she lose her freedom to a miserable existence dominate by snyder and who ultimately marry her and after a memorable fight on open night at the ziegfeld folly . day singing be never good . in addition to the old etting favorite and she sing the new song i will never stop loving you . cowboy movie actor and cameron mitchell and turn in an equally strong performance a piano player and johnny alderman and who leave etting and out of disgust for the way she be be dominate and only to encounter her year later and when the two of them be work on a movie . their revive romance lead to near tragedy . cagney receive a well deserved oscar nomination . to this day and i will never understand why day and the film be overlook for oscar nomination .