Audrey Young, Cameron Mitchell, Claude Stroud

Jazz Age singing sensation Ruth Etting (Doris Day) had looks, ambition and a haunting, smoketinged voice. It took more than that to make her a star. It took Marty 'The Gimp' Snyder (James Cagney), the...( read more  read more... ) limping, evil-tempered Chicago hood who propelled Ruth from dingy dance halls to Broadway fame...but turned her offstage life into a nightmare of violence and fear. Daniel Fuchs won an Oscar for writing the story.

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Unrated, 122 min.

Directed by: Charles Vidor

Release Date: June 10, 1955

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DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005

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  • September 2, 2009
    Outstanding performances from James Cagney and Doris Day make this film one of the better bio's from the 1950's. Excellent production values, the costumes are beautifully done. Professionally done in all aspects. Great score.
  • March 23, 2009
    Doris Day did a great job in this movie... I liked that she sang alot but it wasnt like every 5 minutes...
  • January 20, 2009
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  • September 2, 2008
    Surprised me how much I DIDN'T like it.
  • July 21, 2008
    I will love you, I will love you all!
  • July 1, 2008
    Doris Day is a beautiful lady, great voice, both singing and talking, plus she's not a bad actress.
  • May 13, 2008
    It was something and pretty interesting.
  • March 18, 2008
    I didn't like this film.

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