What's the name of this old Christmas movie?

Question

It's an old black and white love story about a woman with long hair. Her husband had a watch. For Christmas she cut her hair to buy him a chain for his watch. He sold his watch to buy her combs for her long hair.

I wonder why I never see it on TV anymore?

Answer 1

The movie is called "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry (it was originally a short story).

Jim and Della Dillingham Young are a couple who are very much in love with each other, but can barely afford their one-room apartment opposite the elevated train due to their very bad economic condition. For Christmas, Della decides to buy Jim a chain for his prized pocket watch given to him by his father. To raise the funds, she has her prized long hair cut off and sold to make a wig. Meanwhile, Jim decides to sell his watch to buy Della a beautiful set of combs for her lovely, knee-length hair.

The moral of the story is that physical possessions, however valuable they may be, are of little value in the grand scheme of things. The true unselfish love that the characters, Jim and Della, share is greater than their possessions.

O. Henry ends the story by clarifying the metaphor between the characters in the story, Della and James (or Jim), and the Biblical Magi.

"The Gift of the Magi" features O. Henry's characteristic twist ending (O. Henry twist) and use of grandiloquent language.

Edit:

For the person who asked what year the movie was made, it was 1980.

Answer 2

Its an old short story call The Gift of the Magi. I never knew somebody made it a movie

Answer 3

The Gift of the Magi.

Its taken from a short story by O. Henry.

Answer 4

It must be the Gift of the Magi thouh I have never been able to see the movie. I had onlyread the story

Answer 5

I love this story so heartwarming, and sincere.

I've read it many times.

What year do you suppose the movie was made?

Answer 6

I think it might be the Gift of Maggi.