TriStar Pictures press kit for the 1996 film Mrs. Winterbourne, a romantic comedy-drama starring Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, and Brendan Fraser. Includes cover folder, production book and photos.

The tagline, "The story of a girl who is going from filthy to rich," accurately summarizes the plot.

Plot Summary

The movie follows the story of Connie Doyle, an unwed and pregnant young woman who is homeless and alone after her boyfriend abandons her.

The Incident: By chance, Connie boards a train to Boston and meets a wealthy newlywed couple, Hugh and Patricia Winterbourne, who are also expecting a baby. A train crash ensues, and when Connie wakes up in the hospital, she has given birth to a son and is mistaken for the deceased Patricia Winterbourne because she was found wearing Patricia's wedding ring.

The Deception: With nowhere else to go and seeing an opportunity for a better life for her baby, Connie decides to continue the deception. She is welcomed into the wealthy Winterbourne family by the matriarch, Grace Winterbourne, who had never met her daughter-in-law. Connie also meets Hugh's identical twin brother, Bill, and they begin to develop feelings for each other.

The Conflict: Her new life is threatened when her abusive ex-boyfriend reappears to blackmail her, leading to a murder and a police investigation that eventually forces Connie to reveal the truth.

The film is loosely based on the 1948 American crime novel I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich, which was previously adapted into the film noir No Man of Her Own (1950).