The Gift of Love
Brief Synopsis
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Marie Osmond made her dramatic acting debut playing a poor little rich girl who loses her heart to a penniless immigrant in New York of the Gay Nineties in this variation of the O. Henry tale that has the girl cutting and selling her long hair to buy a watch chain for her husband who has sold his pr
Cast & Crew
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Don Chaffey
Director
Marie Osmond
Beth Atherton
Timothy Bottoms
Rudi Miller
Bethel Leslie
Agnes
June Lockhart
Constance Schuyler
Donald Moffat
William Schuyler
Film Details
Also Known As
Gift of Love
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1978
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group
Distribution Company
Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Marie Osmond made her dramatic acting debut playing a poor little rich girl who loses her heart to a penniless immigrant in New York of the Gay Nineties in this variation of the O. Henry tale that has the girl cutting and selling her long hair to buy a watch chain for her husband who has sold his priceless watch to buy a set of jeweled combs for his wife -- all of which, naturally, happens in the final minutes of this film.
Director
Don Chaffey
Director
Cast
Marie Osmond
Beth Atherton
Timothy Bottoms
Rudi Miller
Bethel Leslie
Agnes
June Lockhart
Constance Schuyler
Donald Moffat
William Schuyler
David Wayne
O Henry
James Woods
Alfred Browning
Sondra West
Mary O'Halloran
Robert Peirce
Franz Hollner
Fred Stuthman
Griggs
Peggy Rea
Mrs Mooney
Anne Ramsey
Maeve O'Halloran
Arthur Malet
Emcee At Ball
Hedley Mattingly
Jewelry Salesman
Jason Yowell
Young Man At Ball
Christian Gray
Fat Man At Ball
Glenn Robards
Dancer At Ball
Lane Davies
Browning Servant
Sara Benoit
Liesl'S Mother
Sandy Martin
Jan'S Mother
John Hart
Justice Of The Peace
Ray Duke
Hack Driver
John Lamotta
Vendor
David Wayne
Narrator
Christian Grey
Crew
Mitchell Brower
Producer
Hilyard Brown
Art Director
Norman Gimbel
Theme Lyrics
O Henry
From Story ("The Gift Of The Magi")
John C Horger
Editor
Fred Karlin
Song
Fred Karlin
Music
Michael Karr
Editor
Henry J Lange
Associate Producer
Caryl G Ledner
Screenwriter
Toby Martin
Executive Producer
Sandy Stewart
Costume Designer
Charles Wheeler
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Gift of Love
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1978
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group
Distribution Company
Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 8, 1978
Released in United States on Video October 24, 1990
