A Brand New Life (1973 film)

A Brand New Life is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film directed by Sam O'Steen. It stars Cloris Leachman and Martin Balsam. Leachman won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance.

Plot
A middle-aged couple faces the impending birth of their first child.

Cast

 * Cloris Leachman as Victoria Douglas
 * Martin Balsam as Jim Douglas
 * Marge Redmond as Eleanor
 * Gene Nelson as Harry
 * Mildred Dunnock as Mother
 * Wilfred Hyde-White as Mr. Berger
 * Barbara Colby as Jessica Hiller

Release
The movie debuted on ABC on February 20, 1973 as the "ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week". It was the ninth-most viewed primetime offering of the week in the United States, with a 23.6 rating.

Reception
The film received positive reviews, with Howard Thompson of The New York Times stating, "most made-for-TV movies emerge like assembly-line lard, but 'A Brand New Life' is a joy" and calling it "literate, moving, amusing and genuinely sophisticated in its quiet, observant wisdom."