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
Love Me or Leave Me (film) opposite Cagney. "Love Me or Leave Me" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story, and was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (James Cagney), Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture, Best Music, Song (for Nicholas Brodzsky and Sammy Cahn for "I'll Never Stop Loving You"), (one of two songs written especially for the film, the other being "Never Look Back") Best Sound, Recording (Wesley C. Miller) and Best Writing, Screenplay. "Variety" called the film "a rich canvas of the Roaring '20s, with gutsy and excellent performances." The film is recognized by