Heidi Summary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Allan Dwan
Genres: Drama, Children's/Family
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Johanna Spyri's perennial children's favorite Heidi was retailored to the talents of Shirley_Temple, resulting in one of her best vehicles. Orphaned early in the proceeding, Heidi is left in the care of her bitter, misanthropic grandfather Adolph Kramer (Jean_Hersholt). It doesn't take long before the sweet little child has melted grandpa's hardened heart, and the two "outcasts" become inseparable. But things take a sinister turn when Heidi's cruel and avaricious aunt (Mady_Christians) kidnaps the girl and sells her into servitude in the home of wealthy Segemann (Sidney_Blackmer). Making the best of the situation, Heidi befriends Segemann's invalid daughter Klara (Marcia_Mae_Jones), encouraging the girl to walk unassisted for the first time in years. The grateful Segeman promises to reunite Heidi with her grandfather, but Jones's wicked governess Fraulein Rottenmeier (Mary_Nash) contrives to keep the girl and her grandpa separated once more -- until the very, very last moment! Perhaps feeling that the Alpine setting of Heidi did not allow Shirley_Temple full scope for her musical talents, the screenwriters contrived to include a dream sequence, wherein Heidi imagines herself to be in Holland and clogs to the tune of "In My Little Wooden Shoes." Hal Erickson, Rovi
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