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Heidi

"Shirley's A Little Swiss Miss In The Loveliest Story of Her Career !"

1937-10-15 Drama 1hr 28m

Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.

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Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.

  • Released
    1937-10-15
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 28m
  • Genre
    Drama, Family, Music
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    20th Century Fox

Crew

Allan Dwan
Director
Walter Ferris
Writer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple
Heidi Kramer
Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt
Adolph Kramer
Delmar Watson

Delmar Watson
Peter
Marcia Mae Jones

Marcia Mae Jones
Klara Sesemann
Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher
Andrews
Helen Westley

Helen Westley
Blind Anna
Thomas Beck

Thomas Beck
Pastor Schultz
Mary Nash

Mary Nash
Fraulein Rottenmeier
Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer
Sesemann
Pauline Moore

Pauline Moore
Elsa
Mady Christians

Mady Christians
Dete
Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher
Inn Keeper
Christian Rub

Christian Rub
Baker
George Humbert

George Humbert
Organ Grinder
Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman
Police Captain
Bodil Rosing

Bodil Rosing
Village Woman (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon
Church Member (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-09-04

Shirley Temple wasn't even ten years old when she starred in this rather enjoyable adaptation of the timeless Johanna Spyri tale. She is the... read more

Shirley Temple wasn't even ten years old when she starred in this rather enjoyable adaptation of the timeless Johanna Spyri tale. She is the eponymous young girl sent to live on the mountain with her solitary grandfather (Jean Hersholt). Original unimpressed by this arrangement, she gradually manages to wear down the old man and soon has him eating out of her hands. Suddenly, though, she is whisked away to the wealthy "Sesemann" household where she is to be a companion for the invalid "Klara" (Marcia Mae Jones). Despite the best efforts of the rather austere governess "Frauline Rottenmeier" (Mary Nash), the girls bond and all looks set fair when the young girl's father returns to a very pleasant surprise. In the dead of Christmas night, the woman who brought her in the first place sneaks her from safety to sell her to the gypsies, but luckily her grandfather had come looking and... This is a charming story that deals gently with issues of love, affection, solitude and loneliness and this adaptation from Allan Dawn is solid enough. I didn't feel however, that Temple was a natural in the part. Much of her characterisation seemed to be as if it were out of a bottle. Perhaps because unlike so many of her other films, this has a far more established story to follow - but she has much less opportunity to be spontaneous and unlike the more authentic Marcia Mae Jones, I found she was trying just a bit too hard here. It's still good fun to watch though; plenty of snowy weather and the epitome of happy endings.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Shirley Temple wasn't even ten years old when she starred in this rather enjoyable adaptation of the timeless Johanna Spyri tale. She is the eponymous young girl sent to live on the mountain with her solitary grandfather (Jean Hersholt). Or...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-09-04

Shirley Temple wasn't even ten years old when she starred in this rather enjoyable adaptation of the timeless Johanna Spyri tale. She is the eponymous young girl sent to live on the mountain with her ...

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