Heidi (1937 film)

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Heidi
Directed by	Allan Dwan
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by	Johanna Spyri (story) Julien Josephson Walter Ferris
Starring	Shirley Temple Jean Hersholt Arthur Treacher Mary Nash Marcia Mae Jones Sidney Blackmer
Music by	David Buttolph Charles Maxwell Ernst Toch
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Editing by	Allen McNeil
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	October 15, 1937
Running time	88 min.
Country
Language	English
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Heidi is a 1937 American film directed by Allan Dwan which starred child-actress Shirley Temple in the title role. It was adapted from the 1880 children's book, Heidi, by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The film also featured Jean Hersholt (as Heidi's grandfather) and Arthur Treacher as Andrews, the butler.

[edit] Plot

Heidi is an eight year-old cheerful Swiss orphan who is kidnapped by her cruel aunt who later sells her. While Heidi's crusty-old grandfather searches for her, she brings happiness to the disabled daughter of a wealthy man.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Shirley Temple	Heidi
Jean Hersholt	Adolph Kramer, the Grandfather
Arthur Treacher	Andrews, the Butler
Mary Nash	Fräulein Rottenmeier
Marcia Mae Jones	Klara Sesemann
Sidney Blackmer	Herr Sesemann