Musical Drama "Heidi" (1937) Starring - Shirley Temple, Arthur Hersholt, Jean Hersholt

Описание: Heidi is a 1937 American musical drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Julien Josephson and Walter Ferris, loosely based on Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's book of the same name. The film stars Shirley Temple as the titular orphan, who is taken from her grandfather to live as a companion to Klara, a spoiled, disabled girl. It was a success, and Temple enjoyed her third consecutive year as number one box office draw.


Plot

Heidi is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt Dete to her mountain-dwelling hermit grandfather, Adolph. While Adolph behaves coolly toward her at first, her cheery nature turns him warm and sees him open up to the nearby town.

Heidi is then stolen back by her aunt, to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt am Main as a companion to Klara, a sheltered, disabled girl in a wheelchair who is constantly watched by the strict Fräulein Rottenmeier. The local pastor runs into the aunt and Heidi before they leave, and hears that Heidi is being taken to Frankfurt; he relays the information to her grandfather, who begins searching for her. Heidi is unhappy but makes the best of the situation, always longing for her grandfather.

Klara's doting father Herr Sesemann visits at Christmas, and when Klara shows him she can walk again, he offers Heidi a home, but she says she wishes to go home to her grandfather. Sesemann refuses, later telling Klara that Heidi's aunt explained Heidi's grandfather is a brutal man and she will be better off with them. Rottenmeier (who wants to keep Klara dependent upon her) is fired by Herr Sesemann when he sees her being cruel to Heidi, and she tries to get rid of her by selling her to the gypsies, but she is stopped by Heidi's grandfather. She lies to the police who arrive, saying he has stolen her child. A pursuit takes place, but Heidi explains he is her grandfather and Rottenmeier was trying to sell her to the gypsies. She tells the police that Herr Sesemann can verify her story, and the next scene shows Heidi and her grandfather reunited on the mountain, with Herr Sesemann and Klara visiting.

Cast


Opening credits

Shirley Temple as Heidi

Jean Hersholt as Adolph Kramer

Arthur Treacher as Andrews

Helen Westley as Blind Anna

Thomas Beck as Pastor Schultz

Mary Nash as Fräulein Rottenmeier

Sidney Blackmer as Sesemann

and Pauline Moore

Mady Christians

Marcia Mae Jones

Delmar Watson

Egon Brecher

Christian Rub

George Humbert

End credits

Shirley Temple as Heidi

Jean Hersholt as Adolph Kramer

Arthur Treacher as Andrews

Helen Westley as Blind Anna

Pauline Moore as Elsa

Thomas Beck as Pastor Schultz

Mary Nash as Fräulein Rottenmeier

Sidney Blackmer as Sesemann

Mady Christians as Dete

Marcia Mae Jones as Klara Sesemann

Delmar Watson as Peter

Egon Brecher as Inn Keeper

George Humbert as Organ Grinder

Sig Rumann as Police Captain

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