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Heidi

Name: Heidi
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1937-10-15
Cast: Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher, Helen Westley, Pauline Moore

1937 | 88 min | Drama, Family

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for families. If you loved Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town or The Secret Garden, start here.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
What might put you off: Rated G, but a parent's death or loss and peril.
Made in 1937: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 37K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Allan Dwan

Shirley TempleHeïdi
Jean HersholtAdolph Kramer
Arthur TreacherAndrews
Helen WestleyBlind Anna
Pauline MooreElsa
Thomas BeckPastor Schultz
Mary NashFraulein Rottenmeier
Sidney BlackmerSesemann
Mady ChristiansDete
Marcia Mae JonesKlara Sesemann