Doris Day six of her movie musicals charted in the Top 10, three of them at No. 1. After filming "Lucky Me" with Bob Cummings and "Young at Heart" (both 1954) with Frank Sinatra, Day chose not to renew her contract with Warner Brothers. During this period, Day also had her own radio program, "The Doris Day Show". It was broadcast on CBS in 1952–1953. Having become primarily recognized as a musical-comedy actress, Day gradually took on more dramatic roles to broaden her range. Her dramatic star-turn as singer Ruth Etting in "Love Me or Leave Me" (1955), co-starring James Cagney, received
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! own mother, Francisca Caballero, as Marina's mother. Rossy de Palma, the actress of Picassoesque appearance discovered by Almodóvar in 1986, plays the small role of the drug dealer. The Spanish title "¡Átame!" literally means "Tie me up!", while the second part of the English title, "Tie Me Down!", is presumably intended to suggest the idea of a lasting relationship. Almodóvar has consistently denied that "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!"’s ropes have any links with sadomasochism. There is no erotic charge to the ropes and gags. Almodóvar explained:" "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!" is essentially a love story, or