HEIDI (1937) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Allan Dwan

Written by - Walter Ferris, Julian Josephson (based on the novel by Johanna Spyri)

Starring - Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher, Helen Westley

"Based on the famous tale by Johanna Spyri about a little girl living in the Swiss Alps who is taken away from her loving grandfather and practically sold by her aunt to a wealthy family to be a friend and companion to an ill girl named Clara. The film is the ideal vehicle for popular child star Shirley Temple, who is wonderfully cast and gives one of her most memorable performances of her young career. But Heidi’s appeal goes beyond that, as it is charmingly made by reliable director Allan Dwan, whose film is a classic that the whole family can enjoy."

Period Drama, USA