Doris Day filmography with Warners after filming "Young at Heart" (1954) with Frank Sinatra. Day then campaigned for more dramatic parts. Her portrayal of singer Ruth Etting in "Love Me or Leave Me" (1955) with James Cagney, was well received by critics and was a box office hit. However, her follow-up films, Alfred Hitchcock's remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), Andrew L. Stone's "Julie" (1956), and George Abbott and Stanley Donen's film version of "The Pajama Game" (1957) were less successful among the critics and the public alike. Day's star attained greater heights with the success of "Pillow Talk" in
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