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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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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On the adoption papers, Bill's date of birth is given as 2 July 1926, and Julie's as 21 February 1927, as opposed to their actual birth dates of actor Robert Stack (January 1919), and actress Lauren Bacall (September 1924.) 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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From the very beginning, where Vic Damone sings the BEAUTIFUL Title Song, to the end where I sit teary-eyed, again, I LOVE this film. I also loved the original, "Sentimental Journey" just as much. Both may be a bit unrealistic in today's no-room-for-sentiment world, but they are heartwarming and wonderful movies that most women of my generation appreciate and WANT to see-----------often! This movie is NOT shown often enough. Lauren Bacall is as beautiful as beautiful gets and Robert Stack gives a fine performance. I did notice that the lovely background music played throughout both films, is basically the same song, but played to a somewhat different beat. In both films, even the music pulls at your heartstrings. One of my favorites!