i be not a fan of doris day there be just something about her that annoy me . but in this movie she act very different from the usual doris day movie . and the way she sing those ballad break your heart . but the acting job that truly amazes and have through the year make me a fan be that of james cagney . one wonder if he have a parent that be abusive or an uncle or someone he have intimately observe . because from somewhere that man understand something about an abusive relationship and put it in his performance . it be positively beyond extraordinary . he deserve an academy nomination at the very least . while he be cruel and vile and despicable and certainly repulsive and yet you felt at the same time he be pitiful and sad and pathetic . it be an extremely complex performance . when i saw love me or leave me a a teenager i do not appreciate the subtlety of his acting . it wasn not until i saw it many and many year later and have go through a lot of living that i comprehend the true magnitude of his performance .