Roaring '20s songstress Ruth Etting had everything - the looks, the viles, 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 performances of songs from the era, this 1955 Academy Award winner (Best 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, James Cagney earned one of the films 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.
多丽丝.戴与詹姆斯.卡格尼主演的歌舞片,描述美国女歌手露丝.艾汀传奇性的一生。故事开始于爵士流行的二十年代,绰号“花边”的芝加哥黑道大亨在他开设的洗衣店中发现了被顾客性骚扰而坚持反抗的露丝,乃让她在自己的夜总会中当个伴唱小歌星,但露丝野心勃勃,终于在大哥设计下获得主唱机会而一举成名。露丝感恩而跟花边同居,但她真正喜欢的人是帮助她歌唱事业的乐队钢琴师。后来露丝成功地进军好莱坞,花边却因枪杀情敌而入狱……
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