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Release Date:
15 October 1937 (USA)
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Tagline:
Shirley's A Little Swiss Miss In The Loveliest Story of Her Career !
Plot:
When little Heidi is stolen by her cruel aunt (who sells her) her grouchy grandfather searches for her...
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Philip French's screen legends: Shirley Temple | Film
(From The Guardian - Film News. 21 November 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 21 November 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)
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The child star at her peak...one of Shirley's best films...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Shirley Temple | ... | Heidi Kramer |
 | Jean Hersholt | ... | Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather |
| Arthur Treacher | ... | Andrews, the Butler |
| Helen Westley | ... | Blind Anna |
| Thomas Beck | ... | Pastor Schultz |
| Mary Nash | ... | Fräulein Rottenmeier |
| Sidney Blackmer | ... | Herr Sesemann |
| Pauline Moore | ... | Fräulein Elsa |
| Mady Christians | ... | Dete |
| Marcia Mae Jones | ... | Klara Sesemann |
| Delmar Watson | ... | Peter, the Goat General |
| Egon Brecher | ... | Inn Keeper |
| Christian Rub | ... | Baker |
| George Humbert | ... | Organ Grinder |
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Runtime:
88 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
New Zealand:G |
Netherlands:AL |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
UK:U |
USA:G (1994)
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Trivia:
The scene in which Heidi smuggles a litter of kittens into the house, and the following scene in which Sebastian hides the kittens from Heidi's cat-hating aunt, were in the original book; the scene with the capuchin monkey was written for the film.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Dete brings Heidi to the Sesemann house in the evening, and she leaves almost immediately. However, the next day, Fräulein Rottenmeier says that Dete did not leave until earlier that morning.
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Quotes:
Heidi:
Aunt Dete! What - what do you want here?
Dete: Where's your grandfather?
Heidi: He's up on the mountain, cutting some logs.
Dete: Now you get on your coat and mittens. We're going away.
Heidi: I don't want to go away!
Dete: What?
Heidi: I want to stay here. I love the Grandfather, and he loves me. It's my birthday and we're going to have a party. Look.
[showing Dete a pair of shoes with a dark goat and a light goat sewn on them]
Heidi: He made me these for a present. There's Swanli and Bearli. And we're going down to the village to get sausage and butter because the Grandmother and Peter are coming.
Dete: Well, he won't mind you going on a little trip with me.
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Dete: Where's your grandfather?
Heidi: He's up on the mountain, cutting some logs.
Dete: Now you get on your coat and mittens. We're going away.
Heidi: I don't want to go away!
Dete: What?
Heidi: I want to stay here. I love the Grandfather, and he loves me. It's my birthday and we're going to have a party. Look.
[showing Dete a pair of shoes with a dark goat and a light goat sewn on them]
Heidi: He made me these for a present. There's Swanli and Bearli. And we're going down to the village to get sausage and butter because the Grandmother and Peter are coming.
Dete: Well, he won't mind you going on a little trip with me.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "God, the Devil and Bob: There's Too Much Sex on TV (#1.10)" (2003)
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Soundtrack:
Silent Night
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FAQ
Is "Heidi" based on a book?Why was Klara in a wheelchair?
Was this Shirley Temple's first movie?
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"Heidi" is a childhood classic. It was only natural that Darryl F. Zanuck should choose to have his number one star play the title role in what has become a classic Shirley Temple film. Watching it, one has to be aware of just why this girl was one of the most famous of all the child stars. She has more charisma than the law allows!
While not completely faithful to the book, it is adapted to make it suitable to fit Shirley Temple's growing expertise as a child actress--and for good measure, a song sequence is included--"My Little Dutch Shoes"--to keep Shirley's fans happy. Jean Hersholt makes a perfect Grandfather, living in the Alps and at first resistant to Shirley's charm, stern and strict in behavior. Of course his heart soon melts and soon he's even attending church again. When Heidi is kidnapped, we see her in a rich man's household. Here she helps the crippled Klara to walk again and brightens up a gloomy household. In the end, of course, she is reunited with her grandfather for a teary reunion.
Perfect entertainment for youngsters who will probably fall under Temple's spell by the time the movie is over. Mary Nash is a standout as Fraulein Rottenmeier--although even meaner to Shirley in "The Little Princess". Too bad this one wasn't filmed in color. There is a colorized version available on video but I'm not partial to the colorization of black and white films. The colors are often distorted and unreal.