MARQUETTE, MI – Afternoon Classic Films presents a screening of “Heidi” on Monday, December 2 at 1:30 pm in the Peter White Public Library Community Room.
The film stars award winning child actor, Shirley Temple and is based on a the bestselling book by Johanna Spyri.
Eight-year-old Heidi is orphaned and her selfish maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her grumpy, outcast, survivalist paternal grandfather. When Aunt Dete steals Heidi away to be the companion of a rich man’s invalid daughter, the grandfather is enraged and sets out to get her back. Heidi, with faith, hope, and the stubbornness she inherited from her grandfather, knows that someday she will be reunited with the him and the beloved people of the mountain’s little village..
Costarring Arthur Treacher and Jean Hersholt, “Heidi” was released in 1937, is shown in black and while and runs for 88 minutes.
There is no admission charge thanks to sponsorship by the Friends of the Peter White Public Library. For more information visit www.pwpl.info or call 226-4318.
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