Region 1 has released Something in the Wind in the Deanna Durbin : Sweetheart Pack along with Three Smart Girls, Lady on a Train, First Love, It Started With Eve and Can't Help Singing. This issue has two extras which we do not get in Region 4. These are:
Featurette : (10:22) This I suspect was made to be shown to exhibitors to "sell" Universal-International's product. A fascinating oddity. On screen writing announces the coming of "an old friend with a startling new personality". We then are given Deanna Durbin's The Turntable Song in its entirety. Then comes the announcement " ... and Donald O'Connor in his first screen appearance since leaving the service". This leads into the complete I Love a Murder Mystery number. We then get a section of Something in the Wind, and finally the complete You Wanna Keep You're Baby Lookin' Right.
The quality is almost as good as the feature, with a little damage towards the end.
Trailer : (02:34) This is the complete original theatrical trailer, with an introduction by Donald O'Connor. It is very interesting to see that the female star was being hailed as having a "sensational new singing style", a sign that post-war audiences were tiring of the "old" Deanna and that Universal-International were repackaging her.
The nineteen titles box set is available in Region 2 where it is more than double the Australian price. Something in the Wind is also available separately.
If you don't want the complete nineteen disc set, the Region 1 Sweetheart Pack is a good buy, with some of the better titles and at least some extras.
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