Heidi (1937)

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

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.

• Released: 1937-10-15
• Genres: Drama, Family, Music
• Runtime: 1h 28m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 124 votes

Directed by Allan Dwan.

Top cast

• Shirley Temple as Heïdi
• 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 Fraulein Rottenmeier
• Sidney Blackmer as Sesemann
• Mady Christians as Dete
• Marcia Mae Jones as Klara Sesemann

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Heidi

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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