Written by James M. Tate / 5/13/2019 / No comments / biopic , cameron mitchell , doris day , drama , fifties , gangster , james cagney , melodrama , music , romance
DORIS DAY TRIBUTE W/ JAMES CAGNEY IN 'LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME'
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James Cagney and Doris Day YEAR: 1955 |
As a biopic, it never feels like the complete truth, and when the tempestuous working relationship peaks at the halfway point, the next morning they're married without an explanation, and strangely enough, it's after what bordered on rape the night before. The real life relationship between the singer and gangster was probably more amicable albeit feisty, and they do show her as a climber who uses Snyder in what are the best scenes, going from the dance hall to a dancing gig to a jingle singer to the nightclub's lead to the radio, and then the Ziegfeld Follies and beyond.
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James Cagney and Cameron Mitchell RATING: **** |
Winding up with nice guy pianist Cameron Mitchell (who is usually more natural in the creepy gangster role), the most third-act fun is how perturbed our stocky antagonist gets while being sympathetic and pathetic at the same time. Something only a great actor can pull off, and this is one of Cagney's best 1950's performances. But it's Doris Days' film, and shows she really had an edge, on and especially off the stage.
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