Following the introduction of the talkies, Dwan directed child-star Shirley Temple in Heidi (1937) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938).
fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌvðə tˈɔːkiz, dwˈæn dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd tʃˈaɪldstˈɑːɹ ʃˈɜːli tˈɛmpəl ɪn hˈaɪdi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ænd ɹᵻbˈɛkə ʌv sˈʌnɪbɹˌʊk fˈɑːɹm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.