a i write this and tcm have a ruth etting 1930 short film playing ( think of short music 1930 film a the grand daddy of music video ) . ( singer ruth etting and her small time gangster husband or promoter marty snyder be real life people . this film be say to be a partly fictional view of their marriage and breakup . ) doris day play ruth etting well . she a bit beat up by life ( and snyder ) and in the end and she leave him for a kinder man and but she square account with him ( for past promo work that make her a star ) and sings in his club to large crowd . tho cagney be accuse of attempted murder and you still feel sorry for him and and glad that day will sing to promote his new night club . it seem modern that she have rise past his abusive way to stand on her own and to forgive him and even help him in a manner that will not seem like charity . a snyder himself say of his ex wife performance in his club she fulfil a contractual obligation . business be business . but here where hollywood ( and maybe good 1950 record technology ) do good than real life . day outsings etting . day sing the title song love me or leave me and ten cent a dance and it still sound modern today . etting 1930 recording in early movie sound technology be tinny and too full of vibrato for modern taste . if you doubt that doris day could play deep dramatic role and this film ( along with film like the man who know too much ) should convince you otherwise . ( we already know to expect a great performance from cagney . ) .