The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped

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The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped
GenreComedy
Written bySusan Silver
Directed by Bruce Bilson
Starring Karen Valentine
Richard Long
Tom Bosley
Louise Sorel
Farrah Fawcett
Dave Madden
Music by Jack Elliott
Allyn Ferguson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Aaron Spelling
Leonard Goldberg
Parke Perine (associate producer)
Production locations20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California
CinematographyTim Southcott
EditorJohn Woodcock
Running time74 minutes
Production company Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 29, 1974 (1974-01-29)

The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped is a 1974 American made-for-television comedy film starring Karen Valentine, Richard Long, Tom Bosley and Farrah Fawcett. It was directed by Bruce Bilson and aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on January 29, 1974. [1]

Contents

Plot

A young girl is sent as a present to the publisher of a men's magazine.

Cast

Reception

"Should have been returned to sender", wrote the Los Angeles Times . [2] Ratings were described as "subpar". [3]

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