Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.
Acting
Temple's dimples could broker peace treaties.
Cinematography
California pretending to be Switzerland, beautifully.
Score
Every song slaps, sorry to your cynicism.
Director
Allan Dwan
Shirley Temple
Heïdi Kramer
Jean Hersholt
Adolph Kramer
Delmar Watson
Peter
Marcia Mae Jones
Klara Sesemann
Arthur Treacher
Andrews
Helen Westley
Blind Anna
Thomas Beck
Pastor Schultz
Mary Nash
Fraulein Rottenmeier
Sidney Blackmer
Sesemann
Pauline Moore
Elsa
Mady Christians
Dete
Egon Brecher
Inn Keeper
Christian Rub
Baker
George Humbert
Organ Grinder
Sig Ruman
Police Captain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Temple's iconic curls were actually 56 pin-curled sections, taking over an hour daily.
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