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Something in the WindR1

    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.