love me or leave me be not your typical musical . that be and no one break out in song and dance . the number be use in the context of the story either in rehearsal or performance . this be a musical drama . don not know how accurate the story be of ruth ettings rise to fame with the help of her manager or gangster or husband and but for it day and make in the 50 and it quite blunt . doris day and james cagney have seldom be well and and they make a terrific combo . also appeal be the underrated cameron mitchell and so good in how to marry a millionaire . here he give a laid back and easy go performance which be great contrast to the marty snyder character play by cagney . like in a star be bear and there really isn not anyone else of any importance in the movie . just three or four main character . to fully enjoy this movie and hope one have a wide screen tv for the full cinemascope range . stero system would also help . the musical number be brilliantly stag and both the big production number and miss day quieter moment . correction in other people comment . susan hayward do not win her oscar for ill cry tomorrow release the same year a love me . she win a few year later for i want to live . also and someone say her voice be dub for ill cry . not so . she do her own singing a lillian roth . miss hayward be dub by jane froman and however and in with a song in my heart . .