The Gift of Love

• Director: Don Chaffey
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Period Film, Romantic Drama
• Themes: Star-Crossed Lovers
• Main Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Marie Osmond
• Release Year: 1978
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

For her dramatic acting debut, singer Marie Osmond chose this sentimental adaptation of the venerable Yuletide short story The Gift of the Magi, previously filmed in 1952 as a segment of the omnibus feature film O. Henry's Full House. Set in turn-of-the-century New York, The Gift of Love casts Osmond as young heiress Beth Atherton, who gives up her life of privilege and luxury to become the wife of poverty-stricken immigrant Rudi Miller (Timothy Bottoms). Though he finds work as a clerk, Rudi is unable to afford a decent Christmas gift for Beth, nor is she able to scrounge enough money from the household budget to purchase a gift for her husband. What happens next hinges on the fact that Rudi is inordinately proud of his gold watch, while Beth takes equal pride in her long, flowing hair. Produced by star Marie Osmond's brothers, The Gift of Love made its ABC network debut on December 8, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Timothy Bottoms - Rudy; Bethel Leslie; June Lockhart; Donald Moffat; Marie Osmond - Beth; Anne Ramsey; David Wayne; James Woods - Alfred; Lane Davies

Credit

Hilyard M. Brown - Art Director, Sandra Stewart - Costume Designer, Don Chaffey - Director, John C. Horger - Editor, Michael Karr - Editor, Toby Martin - Executive Producer, The Osmond Brothers - Executive Producer, Norman Gimbel - Composer (Music Score), Fred Karlin - Composer (Music Score), Charles Wheeler - Cinematographer, Mitchell Brower - Producer, Marie Osmond - Singer, Caryl Ledner - Teleplay By, Caryl Ledner - Screenwriter, O. Henry - Short Story Author

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