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Heidi (1937) was a Family - Drama Film directed by Allan Dwan and produced by Raymond Griffith and Darryl F. Zanuck.

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A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story!

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A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story! 5/4/2014 0 Comments From the outset, I'll state for the record that I'm aware that it's not cool to like movies like Heidi...especially if you're a straight... Read full article


A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story!

By Clayton on May 4, 2014 From Phantom Empires

A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story! 5/4/2014 0 Comments From the outset, I'll state for the record that I'm aware that it's not cool to like movies like Heidi...especially if you're a straight male. That said, I d... Read full article


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Heidi: I used to go to Sunday school. Are you going to be my Sunday school teacher, too?
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: We'll have our first lesson now.
Heidi: I'd like to read this story. Shall I? "A certain man had two sons, and the wilder and Y-O-U-N-G-E-R..."
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: Younger.
Heidi: "Younger of them said to his father, ''ather, give me the P-O-R... '" These are hard words. Maybe you'd better help me.
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: "'Give me the portion of goods which is mine.' So the father divided his leaven among them, and the son went away into a foreign country."
Heidi: You know the story by heart.
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: Yes, by heart.
Heidi: Did the son ever come home to his father?
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: "And the son said, 'Father, I have sinned against Heaven and against you, and I am no longer fit to be called your son.' But the father said, 'Bring the best robe and put it on him, and put rings on his finger. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. For this my son was dead and is alive again. He was lost and now is found.'"


Andrews, the Butler: Where did you pick up *that*?
[indicating Heidi]
Dete: That is my niece.
Andrews, the Butler: How unfortunate for the poor child.
Heidi: Are you the king here? You look like a king.
Andrews, the Butler: Ah, little Fräulein, if only the rest of the world could see through your eyes. Quite a personage, under that extraordinary hat.


Klara Sesemann: Isn't Heidi the funniest little thing? I'm so glad she's going to stay.
Andrews, the Butler: Is she?
Klara Sesemann: Yes, but she doesn't know it. The poor dear thinks she's going home today. But she'll be happier here, don't you think? And I'll have some new dresses made for her.
Andrews, the Butler: Do you think you could manage a new hat?


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Facts about

Marcia Mae Jones received fan mail from disabled children all over the world after playing Klara in this movie.
The movie was filmed during the summer, and Jean Hersholt's heavy costume once caused him to collapse from heat exhaustion.
Shirley Temple developed throat problems after she accidentally swallowed fake snow during a winter scene, and the crew had to shoot around her for two days.
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