Heidi

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Johanna Spyri's perennial children's favorite Heidi was retailored to the talents of Shirley Temple, resulting in one of her best vehicles. Orphaned early in the proceeding, Heidi is left in the care of her bitter, misanthropic grandfather Adolph Kramer (Jean Hersholt). It doesn't take long before the sweet little child has melted grandpa's hardened heart, and the two "outcasts" become inseparable. But things take a sinister turn when Heidi's cruel and avaricious aunt (Mady Christians) kidnaps the girl and sells her into servitude in the home of wealthy Segemann (Sidney Blackmer). Making the best of the situation, Heidi befriends Segemann's invalid daughter Klara (Marcia Mae Jones), encouraging the girl to walk unassisted for the first time in years. The grateful Segeman promises to reunite Heidi with her grandfather, but Jones's wicked governess Fraulein Rottenmeier (Mary Nash) contrives to keep the girl and her grandpa separated once more -- until the very, very last moment! Perhaps feeling that the Alpine setting of Heidi did not allow Shirley Temple full scope for her musical talents, the screenwriters contrived to include a dream sequence, wherein Heidi imagines herself to be in Holland and clogs to the tune of "In My Little Wooden Shoes."
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About this movie

Genres:

Family

Language:

English

Running time:

1:48:51

Rating:

No labels

Released:

1937

Quality:

480 (DVD equivalent)

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Cast & Crew

Cast

1. Elizabeth Sigmund
2. Shirley Temple Heidi
3. Jean Hersholt Adolph Kramer
4. Arthur Treacher Andrew
5. Helen Westley Blind Anna
6. Pauline Moore Elsa
7. Shirley Temple Sara Crewe
8. Richard Greene Geoffrey Hamilton
9. Anita Louise Miss Rose
10. Ian Hunter Capt. Crewe
11. Cesar Romero Ram Dass
12. Thomas Beck Village Priest
13. Mary Nash Fraulein Rottenmeier
14. Sidney Blackmer Herr Sesemann
15. Mady Christians Aunt Dete
16. Greta Meyer Village Woman
17. Sig Rumann Police Captain
18. Marcia Mae Jones Klara Jesemann
19. Delmar Watson Peter the Goat Boy
20. Egon Brecher Innkeeper

Directors

1. Allan Dwan
2. Walter Lang

Producers

1. Darryl F. Zanuck
2. Gene Markey