love me or leave me be mgm lush and richly entertaining biography of 1920 torch singer ruth etting . though not big on the fact and it be a wonderfully compelling drama with music chronicle the rise of the troubled young torch singer and who and accord to this film screenplay and have a trouble get her career go until she meet a gangster name jimmy the gimp snyder ( james cagney ) and whose dangerous exterior melt in etting presence escalate to his svengali like grip on her career and her personal life . etting try to retain her independence until it be imply that jimmy rap her and etting becomes and in jimmy mind and his possession . it be the relationship between the two and slightly complicate by the warm hearted pianist ( cameron mitchell ) that make up the crux of the story here . cagney have rarely be more electrify on screen and receive an oscar nomination for best actor but day match him scene for scene and in what be easily the fine performance of her career and but for some reason and the academy overlook her . day and who be loan to mgm from warner for this and be smolder and intense and and sexy than she have even be on screen . the scene where she stand alone on a nightclub stage and in a tight and black dress and drip in sequin and fringe and and belt out the classic ten cent a dance be worth the price of admission alone . if youre look for fact about ruth etting life and read a book and but if youre look for supreme entertainment and do not miss this one . a must for day and cagney fan .