Love Me or Leave Me (film)

Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Vidor
Written by	Daniel Fuchs; Isobel Lennart
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Starring	Doris Day; James Cagney; Cameron Mitchell
Cinematography	Arthur E. Arling
Edited by	Ralph E. Winters
Music by	George Stoll
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	May 26, 1955;
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.76 million
Box office	$5.6 million

Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 American romantic musical drama film starring Doris Day, with James Cagney and Cameron Mitchell in support. Also a biopic, the MGM production recounts the life of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. Nominated for six Academy Awards, the picture was directed by Charles Vidor, and written by Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart.

^ ^a ^b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ For domestic take see also 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956