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Heidi( 1937)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Shirley Temple

      Heidi Kramer

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      Jean Hersholt

      Adolph Kramer

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      Delmar Watson

      Peter

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      Marcia Mae Jones

      Klara Sesemann

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      Arthur Treacher

      Andrews

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      Helen Westley

      Blind Anna

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      Thomas Beck

      Pastor Schultz

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      Mary Nash

      Fraulein Rottenmeier

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      Sidney Blackmer

      Sesemann

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      Pauline Moore

      Elsa

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      Mady Christians

      Dete

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      Egon Brecher

      Inn Keeper

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      Christian Rub

      Baker

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      George Humbert

      Organ Grinder

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      Sig Ruman

      Police Captain

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      Bodil Rosing

      Village Woman (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Vernon

      Church Member (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Sep 04 2022
    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" (Ma...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • gypsy
    • kidnapping
    • butler
    • grandfather
    • frankfurt am main, germany
    • love
    • mansion
    • orphan
    • police arrest
    • governess
    • companion
    • goats
    • christmas
    • snow globe
    • crippled child
    • wicked woman
    • caroling
    • sleigh ride
    • alpine cabin