Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Lauren Bacall | ... | Julie Beck | |
| Robert Stack | ... | William 'Bill' Beck | |
| Evelyn Rudie | ... | Mehitabel aka Hitty | |
| Lorne Greene | ... | Grant Allan | |
| Anne Seymour | ... | Miss McMasters | |
| Edward Platt | ... | Dr. Jim Miller | |
| Joseph Kearns | ... | Mr. Rynicker | |
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Physicist Bill Beck meets and marries doctor's receptionist Julie. Five happy years later, she develops a heart condition. Afraid of leaving Bill alone by her premature demise, Julie adopts a sirupy, fantasizing orphan, Hitty. It's an uphill battle forging a relationship between the equally self-absorbed physicist and child: will she have time? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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April 1958 (Austria) See more »Also Known As:
Das Geschenk der Liebe See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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| (FMC Library Print)Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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I don't often remember most movies beyond a year or so - if that - but for some reason this movie that I saw as a 14 year old has stayed with me all these years. In searching for that movie on the web, I came across this site and the comments made by another fan. I was struck by her saying how this movie has "haunted her" since she saw it when she was about the same age as I was! Interesting that it had the same effect on us both. I remember that Robert Stack and Lauren Bacall did a convincing, significant job in their roles and made me want to see them in every thing else I could after that. The movie was very touching, and I could imagine what it would be like to be in their shoes. One scene in the movie was Lauren reflecting on her situation, looking out an upstairs window onto the garden -- I can still picture it after all these years. How I would love to see that movie again!!