The Gift of Love

TV Movie
1978
Not Rated
1h 38m

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A wealthy orphan is dutifully resigned to an arranged marriage to a man of "socially acceptable class." When her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant, she struggles between her relat... Read allA wealthy orphan is dutifully resigned to an arranged marriage to a man of "socially acceptable class." When her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant, she struggles between her relatives' expectations and her own wishes.A wealthy orphan is dutifully resigned to an arranged marriage to a man of "socially acceptable class." When her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant, she struggles between her relatives' expectations and her own wishes.

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Trivia
This move featured Marie Osmond's first onscreen kiss.

Quotes
Rudi Miller: [after revealing Beth's now short hair] Your hair! What have you done?
Beth Atherton: Please don't look at me like that! I had to! It was Christmas Eve, and my heart was just bursting with love that... there was this place where you can sell hair to make wigs, and I had no money and... here open this.
[Hands him his present. Rudy opens the present and reveals a small watch chain]
Beth Atherton: It's for your watch. You know how you cherish it, and I'm always afraid you'll lose it!
Rudi Miller: [Slowly hands Beth her present] .
[Whispers]
Rudi Miller: Open it.
[Beth open her present and takes out two small combs]
Rudi Miller: I too wished to show you my love. I had no money and... I sold my watch.
[They laugh]
Rudi Miller: I sold my watch to buy you combs for... for the hair you sold...
[They laugh harder]
Rudi Miller: ... to buy a chain for my watch!
[They stop laughing]
Rudi Miller: Oh but you are beautiful. You are more beautiful than before.
[They kiss]
Beth Atherton: I love you so much.

Connections
Version of The Sacrifice (1909)

Soundtracks
The Precious Gift Of Love
Music & Lyric by Fred Karlin

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Very Sweet and Romantic

Marie Osmond plays a rich girl being raised by her uncle and aunt (June Lockhart). Her guardians encourage a courtship and possible marriage to a nice but boring guy (James Woods). Osmond does not want to spend the rest of her life as pampered wife who does nothing but give society parties. She meets an immigrant, played by Timothy Bottoms, and they fall in love. However, her guardians disapprove of the match because Osmond's late mother allegedly threw her life away by falling in love with a poor man. Bottoms has his own problems--he's only supposed to stay in America long enough to make a little money, then go back home and enter into an arranged marriage.

This movie is based on an O. Henry story called, "The Gift of the Magi". It's a very sweet and romantic tale with a Christmas theme. Osmond and Bottoms are very believable as the young couple.