Michael Karr

Played against the tapestry of early 1900s New York City, this touching tale of selflessness brings O. Henry's Christmas valentine lovingly to the screen. A beautiful and wealthy orphan (Marie Osmond) is dutifully resigned to an arranged-for marriage to a man of "socially acceptable class" (James Woods), when her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant (Timothy Bottoms). Within her heart she wages the struggle to fulfill her relative's expectations,...