Academy Awards, USA 1956
| Won Oscar | Best Writing, Motion Picture Story Daniel Fuchs |
| Nominated Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role James Cagney |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Daniel Fuchs Isobel Lennart | |
| Best Sound, Recording Wesley C. Miller (M-G-M) | |
| Best Music, Original Song Nicholas Brodszky (music) Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
For the song "I'll Never Stop Loving You"
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| Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Percy Faith George Stoll |
MGM
Directed by Charles Vidor
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Rags to riches story of aspiring singer Doris Day, who reaches the top with a lot of help from Chicago gangster Jimmy Cagney. The only problem is he expects a lot in return, but when all she can give is her thanks, he takes it anyway. She marries him out of spite but turns to drinking and loses all interest in life. Hollywood comes calling and she is reunited with her old flame and piano player. She finally gets the courage to leave Cagney, but he's not going down without a fight. Day can sing but she lacks the acting chops necessary to pull off such a dramatic role; Cagney, however, is a ticking time bomb, his Martin Snyder is as rough a character as any in his long and storied career in the gangster genre.
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