The Gift of Love

1958
Approved
1h 45m

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Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts.Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts.Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts.

Director
- Jean Negulesco
Writers
- Luther Davis
- Nelia Gardner White
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6.4/10

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Director
- Jean Negulesco
Writers
- Luther Davis
- Nelia Gardner White
Stars

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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

Rosemarie Ace

Secretary
(uncredited)

Linné Ahlstrand

Nurse
(uncredited)

John Bradford

Air Force Lieutenant
(uncredited)

Robert Brubaker

State Trooper
(uncredited)

George Chester

Driver
(uncredited)

Kay Cole

Orphan Girl
(uncredited)

Scatman Crothers

Sam the Gardener
(uncredited)

Mina Cunard

Wife
(uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Bar & Grill Waiter
(uncredited)

Steven Geray

Toy Shop Owner
(uncredited)

Charity Grace

Sarah the Housekeeper
(uncredited)

Director
- Jean Negulesco
Writers
- Luther Davis
- Nelia Gardner White
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Trivia
This was a remake of "Sentimental Journey" (1946).

Goofs
All entries contain spoilers

Connections
Version of Sentimental Journey (1946)

Soundtracks
THE GIFT OF LOVE
Written by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Sung by Vic Damone behind credits

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4/10

It was like a train wreck, yet I could not stop watching.

This story was so unbelievably corny, this is one of the worse pieces of crap I have seen from the fifties. The dialogue was brightly phony, Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack must cringe at the thought of their appearances in this movie. And the opening title song, Vic Damone crooning as they show various scenes of Lauren Bacall massaging Robert Stack's shoulders and neck! What was that all about??? The film was beautifully done in color (for 1958) but the storyline so bad- what was she doing, trying to train the adopted girl to become her husband's concubine after her inevitable death? I could not stop watching, it was like being at the scene of a disaster. This is definite high camp from the fifties.