What is Curly Top / Heidi about?

Double Feature: Curly Top (1935)/ Heidi (1937). Curly Top: Elizabeth (Shirley Temple) is a spunky orphan whose talent for singing catches the attention of Edward (John Boles), a wealthy attorney who decides to adopt the young upstart. Heidi: This touching adaptation of the classic children’s book stars Shirley Temple in one of her signature roles as an orphan sent off to live with her grumpy grandfather (Jean Hersholt) in the Swiss Alps. The old man’s heart soon melts under Heidi’s sunny disposition, but then the little girl he’s come to love is taken away to live with a rich family in Germany.

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What is Curly Top / Heidi about?: Double Feature: Curly Top (1935)/ Heidi (1937). Curly Top: Elizabeth (Shirley Temple) is a spunky orphan whose talent for singing catches the attention of Edward (John Boles), a wealthy attorney who decides to adopt the young upstart. Heidi: This touching adaptation of the classic children’s book stars Shirley Temple in one of her signature roles as an orphan sent off to live with her grumpy grandfather (Jean Hersholt) in the Swiss Alps. The old man’s heart soon melts under Heidi’s sunny disposition, but then the little girl he’s come to love is taken away to live with a rich family in Germany.