Heidi

Presents a condensed version of the feature film based on the book by Johanna Spyri. Tells the story of the little orphan Heidi, who is sent to live with her gruff old grandfather high in the Alps. Later, she is sent to the city to be a companion to an invalid, but they both eventually find happiness back in the mountains., A young orphan girl becomes the companion of a crippled rich girl in Frankfurt and teaches her how to be happy. She is saved from the machinations of the jealous governess on Christmas Eve, by her beloved grandfather. (Circulates)

Adelheid, called Heidi, is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt to her mountain-dwelling grandfather. She is stolen back from her grandfather to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt am Main as a companion to a sheltered, disabled girl in a wheelchair.

Credits

Cast
Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher
Complete catalog record
Presents a condensed version of the feature film based on the book by Johanna Spyri. Tells the story of the little orphan Heidi, who is sent to live with her gruff old grandfather high in the Alps. Later, she is sent to the city to be a companion to an invalid, but they both eventually find happiness back in the mountains., A young orphan girl becomes the companion of a crippled rich girl in Frankfurt and teaches her how to be happy. She is saved from the machinations of the jealous governess on Christmas Eve, by her beloved grandfather. (Circulates)
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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, year, creator, length, sound, description, catalog record