Heidi (1937)

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

Movie · Drama, Family · 1h 28m · Rated 7.0/10 on TMDB · Released October 15, 1937

Overview

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.

Directed by Allan Dwan

Cast

• Shirley Temple as Heïdi
• Jean Hersholt as Adolph Kramer
• Arthur Treacher as Andrews
• Helen Westley as Blind Anna
• Pauline Moore as Elsa
• Thomas Beck as Pastor Schultz
• Mary Nash as Fraulein Rottenmeier
• Sidney Blackmer as Sesemann
• Mady Christians as Dete
• Marcia Mae Jones as Klara Sesemann
• Delmar Watson as Peter
• Egon Brecher as Inn Keeper

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