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Title: The Gift of Love (1958)
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Cast
| 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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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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:
Color (Color by Deluxe)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Written by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Sung by Vic Damone behind credits
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This was Bacall's first movie after her husband, Humphrey Bogart died from cancer. See more »Goofs
[All goofs for this title are spoilers.] See more »Soundtracks
THE GIFT OF LOVEWritten by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Sung by Vic Damone behind credits
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Maybe not as good as Sentimental Journey - 1946, but then I've never seen the original. I did enjoy watching The Gift Of Love, if only for little Hitty (Evelyn Rudie). She was so adorable and I've always liked Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack. I don't think this movie was at all bad, as some have purported it to be. It was the 50s and movies were like that. B movie or not, it's certainly better than the garbage you see today. Just look at all the remakes of many movies today; they're all terribly done. I can't help being partial to classics and old movies because I was a child in the 50s. Some of my favorite moments were watching these movies. Unlike today's TV fare, you could always expect to watch something entertaining, and without all of the foul language, sexual content, etc. that you generally see today.