January 2016. The love story that brought me to this village in Alsace where I live ended six months ago. At 45, I am now alone, without a car, a job or any real prospects, surrounded by luxuriant nature, the proximity of which is not enough to calm the deep distress into which I am plunged. France, still in shock from the November terror attacks, is in a state of emergency. I ...。活泼的小女孩秀兰•布雷克(Shirley Temple 秀兰•邓波 饰)生在一个普通的家庭,虽然家境平平,但充满了快乐和幸福。秀兰平日随妈妈(Lois Wilson 饰)在苛刻、尖酸的史密斯家里帮佣,闲暇时便和飞行员爸爸及其教父詹姆斯(James Dunn 饰)一起玩耍。
然而,这样渺小的幸福也稍纵即逝。爸爸在执行任务时死于空难,妈妈也被车祸夺去了生命。原本快乐的秀兰转眼之间成为孤儿。史密斯家打算将她送进孤儿院,而詹姆斯决定收养这名可怜无助的小女孩……。