College student Richard (Christopher Reeve) met an old lady at the graduation ceremony. The old lady gave him a gold watch and said she would wait for him to come back. Although he felt very strange, the matter was left unresolved. Eight years later, he became a famous scriptwriter. In order to find inspiration, he came to a hotel for vacation. The hotel has a long history. In the historical showroom, he was deeply attracted by a photo of the female star Elise (Jane Seymour) and recognized her as the old lady who gave him the gold watch. It turned out that the old lady had passed away on the night she gave him the gold watch. Through dreams, he went back to 70 years ago and found that he had another beautiful love story with this female star.