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The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons appear for a Christmas Eve reunion. Separate stories reveal Michael as a bankrupt playboy loved by loyal Ann; Mario as a seemingly shady character tangling with a Nazi war criminal in South America; Jonathan as a hard-drinking rodeo rider intent on a flirtatious social worker. Is there hope for Matilda?

Amidst the glittering excess and hollow promises of mid-century high society, a wealthy matriarch fights to protect her fortune from a scheming relative. This seasonal fable finds salvation through the unlikely reunion of three long-lost sons during a single snowy night.