The Gift of Love

1978

The Gift of Love

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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.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Television, Romance
Directed By:

Don Chaffey
Written By:

Caryl Ledner
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 18, 2003
Runtime:

96 minutes
Studio:

Monterey Media

Cast

Marie Osmond
as Beth

Timothy Bottoms
as Rudy

June Lockhart

Bethel Leslie

David Wayne

Donald Moffat

Lane Davies

James Woods
as Alfred

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Critic Reviews for The Gift of Love

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As excruciating as this film is, it's almost a pleasure to be reminded that vapid pop stars who think they can act are not a particular failing of the MTV era.

December 8, 2004

MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher