A plucky little orphan girl gets dumped abruptly into her gruff, hermit grandfather's care, then later gets retaken and delivered as a companion for an injured girl.
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Cast verified as complete
| Shirley Temple | ... |
Heidi
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| Jean Hersholt | ... |
Adolph Kramer / Grandfather
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| Arthur Treacher | ... |
Andrews
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| Helen Westley | ... |
Blind Anna
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| Thomas Beck | ... |
Pastor Schultz
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| Mary Nash | ... |
Fraulein Rottenmeier
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| Sidney Blackmer | ... |
Herr Sesemann
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| Pauline Moore | ... |
Elsa
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| Mady Christians | ... |
Dete
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| Marcia Mae Jones | ... |
Klara Sesemann
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| Delmar Watson | ... |
Peter
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Egon Brecher | ... |
Inn Keeper
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| Christian Rub | ... |
Baker
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George Humbert | ... |
Organ Grinder
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| Sig Ruman | ... |
Police Captain
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Peter Arnold | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | ... |
Church Member (uncredited)
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Dolores Crumrine | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Jack Egger | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Rupert Franklin | ... |
Villager - Church Choir Member (uncredited)
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June Renee Gertler | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Ralph Gilliam | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Betty Goble | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Frances Hughes | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Elsa Janssen | ... |
Third Village Woman (uncredited)
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| Muriel Kearney | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Ada Lynn | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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| Greta Meyer | ... |
Second Village Woman (uncredited)
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
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| Gene Reynolds | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Bodil Rosing | ... |
First Village Woman (uncredited)
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Jimmy Sommerville | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Schuyler Standish | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Chuck Stubbs | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Patty Jo Tracy | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Vernon | ... |
Church Member (uncredited)
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Kenneth Wilson | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Allan Dwan | ||
Written by
| Johanna Spyri | ... | (by) |
| Walter Ferris | ... | (screen play) and |
| Julien Josephson | ... | (screen play) |
Produced by
| Raymond Griffith | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| David Buttolph | ... | (uncredited) |
| Charles Maxwell | ... | (uncredited) |
| Ernst Toch | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Arthur C. Miller | ... | (photography) (as Arthur Miller) |
Editing by
| Allen McNeil | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Hans Peters | ||
Set Decoration by
| Thomas Little | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
| Gwen Wakeling | ... | (costumes) |
Production Management
| Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fred Fox | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
| George Leverett | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Louis Silvers | ... | musical director |
| Sonny Dawson | ... | yodeling (uncredited) |
| Charles Maxwell | ... | music arranger: partial score (uncredited) |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Louis Silvers | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Herbert W. Spencer | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Mary Lou Islieb | ... | stand-in: Shirley Temple |
| Sammy Lee | ... | dances staged by (uncredited) |
| Leicester Wagner | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (presented by)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (as 20th Century Fox) (released through)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1937) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1938) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1938) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1957) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Magnetic Video (1980) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- CBS/Fox (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Playhouse Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1989) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- CBS/Fox (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Playhouse Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1994) (United States) (VHS) (as FoxVideo, Inc.)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Media Target Distribution (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Disney+ (2022) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Color Systems Technology Inc. (colorization)
- MTI Film (restoration services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Eight-year-old Heidi is orphaned and her selfish maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with Adolph Kramer, her grumpy, old, outcast, survivalist paternal grandfather. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her angelic ways, sheer love, and adorable personality. When Aunt Dete steals Heidi away to be the companion of a rich man's invalid daughter, the grandfather is enraged and sets out to get her back. Back in Frankfurt, loved and adored by everyone she touches except the villainous housekeeper, Fraulein Rottenmeier, she thrives but is inwardly very sad and lonely. No matter what anyone tells her, Heidi, with faith, hope, and the stubbornness she inherited from her grandfather, knows that some day she will be reunited with him and the beloved people of the mountain's little village. Written by Terry Ann Smulen |
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| Taglines | Shirley's A Little Swiss Miss In The Loveliest Story of Her Career ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Marcia Mae Jones received fan mail from disabled children all over the world after playing Klara in this movie. See more » |
| Goofs | Heidi removes the ribbon from her Christmas present twice, once in a closeup, then again when the shot changes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970). See more » |
| Soundtracks | In Our Little Wooden Shoes See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Credits are printed into a Heidi storybook. Pages are turned by a hand. See more » |
| Quotes |
Andrews, the Butler:
[upon seeing a monkey]
My word, a gorilla! See more » |