Product Information
Although the rough-and-ready Allan Dwan was at first underwhelmed about the idea of working with the 1930s child star, his collaboration with Temple turned out to be a pleasure for both. She stars as the title character in this adaptation of the children's classic. Set in the Swiss Alps during the 19th Century, the film opens with Heidi's Aunt Dete (Mady Christians) taking her to live with the girl's grandfather Adolph Kramer (Jean Hersholt), a rather ill-tempered hermit. Although the old man at first refuses to speak to the girl, he soon grows to love her. When Pastor Schultz (Thomas Beck) tries to persuade Kramer to bring the girl to church, he angrily refuses at first, but finally relents, and the two are accepted into the local community. Heidi's aunt suddenly returns, kidnapping the girl and taking her to the home of her wealthy employer Herr Sesemann (Sidney Blackmer), in Franfurt. He needs a child to spend time with Klara (Marcia Mae Jones), his invalid daughter, since he's often away on business. Heidi soon tries to escape, while her grandfather has already begun the 100-mile journey to Franfurt to find her. This amiable version of the classic features a top-drawer cast of character actors, and Dwan keeps thing moving along briskly.Product Identifiers
EAN5039036053983
eBay Product ID (ePID)115931436
Product Key Features
ActorMarcia Mae Jones, Jean Hersholt, Shirley Temple, Mary Nash
Film/TV TitleHeidi
DirectorAllan Dwan
FormatDVD
Release Year2012
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildrens, General
Run Time84 Mins
Additional Product Features
CertificateU
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleHeidi
Consumer AdviceContains mild peril