Heidi (1937)

Director:

Allan Dwan

Writers:

Johanna Spyri (by)
Walter Ferris (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 October 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A plucky little orphan girl gets dumped abruptly into her gruff, hermit grandfather's care, then later gets retaken and delivered as a companion for an injured girl.

Plot Keywords:

Invalid | Gypsy | Wheelchair | Police Chase | 19th Century

Cast

Shirley Temple	...	Heidi
Jean Hersholt	...	Adolph Kramer
Arthur Treacher	...	Andrews
Helen Westley	...	Blind Anna
Thomas Beck	...	Pastor Schultz
Mary Nash	...	Fraulein Rottenmeier
Sidney Blackmer	...	Sesemann
Pauline Moore	...	Elsa
Mady Christians	...	Dete
Marcia Mae Jones	...	Klara Sesemann
Delmar Watson	...	Peter
Egon Brecher	...	Inn Keeper
Christian Rub	...	Baker
George Humbert	...	Organ Grinder
Sig Ruman	...	Police Captain (as Sig Rumann)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dolores Crumine
June Renee Gertler
Betty Goble
Schuyler Standish
Patty Jo Tracy	...	Dancer
Ralph Gilliam	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Frances Hughes	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Elsa Janssen	...	Third Village Woman (uncredited)
Ada Lynn	...	Little Girl (uncredited)
Greta Meyer	...	Second Village Woman (uncredited)
Frank Reicher	...	Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bodil Rosing	...	First Village Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Allan Dwan

Writing credits
Johanna Spyri		(by)
Walter Ferris		(screenplay) and
Julien Josephson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Raymond Griffith	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David Buttolph		(uncredited)
Charles Maxwell		(uncredited)
Ernst Toch		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Arthur C. Miller		(photography) (as Arthur Miller)

Film Editing by
Allen McNeil

Art Direction by
Hans Peters

Set Decoration by
Thomas Little

Costume Design by
Gwen Wakeling		(costumes)

Production Management
Darryl F. Zanuck	....	in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Fox	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr.	....	sound (as Roger Heman)
George Leverett	....	sound

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department
Louis Silvers	....	musical director
Charles Maxwell	....	music arranger: partial score (uncredited)
Cyril J. Mockridge	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Silvers	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Sammy Lee	....	dances staged by (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presented by) (as Twentieth Century-Fox)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1937) (USA) (theatrical) (released through) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation)
• 20th Century Fox (1938) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Magnetic Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Marengo Films (2001) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Color Systems Technology Inc.  colorization

Also Known As:

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | UK:U | USA:G | New Zealand:G | Netherlands:AL | USA:Approved (PCA #3514)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Shirley Temple suggested the idea and placement of the "In Our Little Wooden Shoes" sequence because she felt the song would liven up the movie.

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.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dete:[discovering Heidi undressing in the street] Heidi! Put those on!
Heidi:Oh, not everything. I'm so hot!
Dete:Well, keep on your Sunday dress, and your coat. Hurry up.
Heidi:Oh, all right.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sword and the Dragon (#7.17)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

In Our Little Wooden Shoes

One of Shirley's best

This is one of my favorite movies of all times. Love of family, love of friends, interesting locations and people all make this a great family movie. And to boot, it's one of Shirley's best, which puts it at the top. Put your sophistication and thinking hat away, and sit back and enjoy the emotions this film evokes.