A beautiful orphan of mysterious parentage is asked by her adoptive family to help find a husband for their niece, but when two suitors both fall for the orphan girl, the niece instigates a scheme to discredit her in the eyes of her guardians. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Costume
Mid-90s period piece gowns that scream 'PBS budget but make it fashion.'
Acting
Cari Shayne's wounded dignity carries the whole thing.
Director
Bobby Roth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alcott wrote this at 17, before Little Women, and it remained unpublished until 1988.
The 1997 adaptation was part of a wave of rediscovered Alcott works following her 1988 centennial.
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