Rent Heidi (1937)
3.7 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 24min
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- Synopsis:
- Shirley Temple, in a role that seems custom-made for her, portrays the spirited young heroine of the popular children's novel, giving her rich emotional depth and infinite charm. When her aunt tires of caring for her, orphan Heidi is taken into the Swiss mountains to live with her gruff grandfather (Jean Hersholt), a hermit who comes to adore her. But the aunt returns to steal Heidi away, selling her to a family whose invalid daughter (Marcia Mae Jones) needs a companion. Bullied by an evil governess (Mary Nash), Heidi still charms the entire household and never stops trying to return to her beloved grandfather.
- Actors:
- Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher, Helen Westley, Thomas Beck, Mary Nash, Sidney Blackmer, Pauline Moore, Mady Christians, Marcia Mae Jones, Delmar Watson, Egon Brecher, Christian Rub, George Humbert, Sig Ruman, Peter Arnold, Jack Egger, Gene Reynolds, Chuck Stubbs, Kenneth Wilson
- Directors:
- Allan Dwan
- Producers:
- Darryl Zanuck
- Writers:
- Johanna Spyri, Walter Ferris
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics
- Collections:
- 12 Films of Christmas Past, Children's Books On Screen: Family Classics & YA, Top 10 Winter and Snow Films
