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MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Child Classic Movie Release: 1937 DVD Release: 01/29/2002 Format: DVD - Black and White - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 28 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Drama, Children's/Family, Family-Oriented Adventure See Also: Shirley Temple Collection: Heidi, The Shirley Temple Collection: Heidi, Vol. 1 [Colorized]

Johanna Spyri's perennial children's favorite Heidi was retailored to the talents of Shirley Temple, resulting in one of her best vehicles. Orphaned early in the proceeding, Heidi is left in the care of her bitter, misanthropic grandfather Adolph Kramer (Jean Hersholt). It doesn't take long before the sweet little child has melted grandpa's hardened heart, and the two "outcasts" become inseparable. But things take a sinister turn when Heidi's cruel and avaricious aunt (Mady Christians) kidnaps the girl and sells her into servitude in the home of wealthy Segemann (Sidney Blackmer). Making the best of the situation, Heidi befriends Segemann's invalid daughter Klara (Marcia Mae Jones), encouraging the girl to walk unassisted for the first time in years. The grateful Segeman promises to reunite Heidi with her grandfather, but Jones's wicked governess Fraulein Rottenmeier (Mary Nash) contrives to keep the girl and her grandpa separated once more -- until the very, very last moment! Perhaps feeling that the Alpine setting of Heidi did not allow Shirley Temple full scope for her musical talents, the screenwriters contrived to include a dream sequence, wherein Heidi imagines herself to be in Holland and clogs to the tune of "In My Little Wooden Shoes." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Shirley Temple - Heidi
Jean Hersholt - Adolph Kramer
Arthur Treacher - Andrew
Helen Westley - Blind Anna
Pauline Moore - Elsa

Another is a series of 20th Century Fox releases of Shirley Temple films, =Heidi offers a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital Stereo and Dolby Digital Mono. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a theatrical trailer. Temple's fans will enjoy this title, but there is little on this disc to draw in the average DVD consumer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide