Actor: Doris Day;James Cagney;Cameron Mitchell;Robert Keith;Tom Tully;Harry Bellaver;Richard Gaines;Peter Leeds;Claude Stroud;Audrey Wilder;John Harding
Director: Charles Vidor
Genre: Drama
Year: 1955
Studio: Warner Bros.
Length: 75
Released: 122
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc/Special Features: Color,
Language: English
Subtitles : N/A
DESCRIPTION:
Roaring '20s songstress Ruth Etting had everything -- the looks, the wiles, the smokey jazz voice, the it. She also had Chicago racketeer Martin "The Gimp" Snyder, who, even as he propelled her career, afflicted her. Laced with Doris Day's vibrant performance of songs from the era, this 1955 Academy Award winner (Writing - Motion Picture Story) is based on the tough-minded tale of Etting's life with the man who boosted her career with strong-arm tactics and smothered her in an obsessive grip she escaped at great peril. As Snyder, Cagney earned of the film's six Oscar nominations. Day's Etting was a career-best dramatic performance, bringing acclaim from critics and protest letters from fans unprepared for the departure from her traditionally sunny roles.
