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There's Something In the Wind
Deanna Durbin traded opera for pop, and sentimental for sassy, in this bright and bouncy comedy. This was the truly fun side of Durbin and she is radiant in a film that lets her really shine. This was Donald O'Connor's first film after leaving the service and he has never been better. John Dall is also terrific in director Irving Pichel's breezy and charming film that is fun to watch. <
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>Based on a story by Fritz Rotter and Charles O'Neal, the screenplay of Harry Kurnitz and William Bowers has just the right touch, giving each member of the great cast some fine and funny moments. It also gives Donald O'Connor an opportunity to do a routine about radio mysteries that rivals his work in "Singin' In the Rain." Charles Winninger and Jean Adair are splendid also, as are the songs by Johnny Green and Leo Robin. For those fond of Deanna Durbin, but looking for something a bit lighter musically than is her usual film fare, "Something In the Wind" is your ticket. <
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>Everything about this film is a delight, especially its star. Dressed by Orry Kelly and with a new hair style by Carmen Dirigo, the "new" Durbin, as advertisements touted her, loosens up and has a ball in a film that is breezy from start to finish. Opera fans aren't slighted as she gets to sing a beautiful version of "Miserere" with Met star Jan Peerce, but it can't keep this film from having fun for long. Deanna gets to sing "The Turntable Song" and the romantic "Something In the Wind" between the comical situations. She also gets to do the suggestive "Don't You, Daddy?" as she has some fun making John Dall's character squirm. <
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>Deanna is disc jockey Mary Collins. She does 60 minutes of music every morning at 10:00 on WFOB, which includes her singing pop numbers like "The Turntable Song" in her stocking feet. She really needs a sponsor and has an audition for one that gets sidetracked when a rich society fella named Donald (John Dall) pops into the station informing her of her benefactor's death, and accusing Mary of being less than virtuous in obtaining his help. <
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>Mary blows him off in a huff since she doesn't have a clue what he's talking about, only to discover later that it is her aunt Mary (Jean Adair) who had been receiving the money used to raise her. It seems she had been engaged to the deceased in question. She was not of his station and when he married another, regret prompted him to support Mary all through the years to help raise her niece. <
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>Thinking the old man had a young thing on the side because both Mary and her aunt have the same name, his wealthy heirs are looking to pay her off to avoid scandal. The feisty Mary refuses to discuss it, so Donald and Charlie (Donald O'Connor) kidnapp her! It's just to get her to talk about signing papers and how much it will cost them to get her to go along, of course, but since Mary doesn't care much for these snobs, she has some fun asking for a million. She'll need that much at least in order to raise her ficticious "love child!" <
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>Donald is engaged to the very suitable Clarissa, but it's Charlie who is in love with her, and when he and Mary hit it off they hatch a scheme to get both what they want. As it always does, things get complicated when Mary realizes she isn't acting anymore and really does like Donald. Donald has the same thought but Mary is made to feel unworthy so runs back home after singing the sad but lovely, "It's Only Love." <
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>Don't shed any tears yet, however, as it only takes about two seconds for the scoundrel in the family, Charles Winninger, to see a financial windfall. The old rascal, Chester, has Mary put in jail until she signs those papers and agrees to give him half! She wangles a phone call after a duet with guard Jan Peerce, only to get in touch with a very tight Donald and Charlie, who can't seem to piece it all together. Dall and O'Connor are hilarious here but have to sober up quickly if everything is going to work out like it's supposed to in the movies! <
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>Donald O'Connor and The Four Williams Brothers get to sing a soft version of "The Turntable Song" and Deanna gets to play against type in this film both Durbin fans and classic film fans will love. Though available as one of the films in the "Sweethearts" dvd collection of films, the vhs is a bit superior and highly recommended for Deanna's fans. "Something In the Wind" is something really special among Durbin's films and you don't want to miss out on all the fun.

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Something Wonderful
It's wonderful whole new audiences are discovering the inimitable Deanna Durbin. This is my favorite of all her films. It's a strong story, with an excellent supporting cast and Deanna at her breeziest (she isn't Little Miss Fixit here). As for the music, "Something in the Wind" should have been a number one song but languished until many years later the Four Freshmen recorded it. Deanna does a lot of pop in this film in a lower register than her operetta/opertic performances and is saucy and persuasive. As usually, she's gorgeous and wears gorgeous fashions. And as usual she makes more of the script than was on paper. The something in the wind here is a delightful entertainment.

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Deanna Durbin is feisty in this fun film!
"Something in the Wind" has to be one of Deanna's most underrated movies (the other being "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday"). Any fan of romantic musical comedies would love this fun-filled tale of a radio disc jockey (Durbin) who is kidnapped by a wealthy family under the impression that she is carrying their deceased patriarch's love child! This was definitely a change of pace for the usually sweet and innocent Deanna Durbin, whose long untapped comic abilities are finally put to good use. Her feisty character not only gets to sing more jazzy songs (including the toe-tapping "The Turntable Song," the sassy "You Wanna Keep Your Baby Lookin' Right" and the breezy "Something in the Wind") as well as opera (a powerful rendition of "Il Miserere" with Jan Peerce). With the always lovable Donald O'Connor (whose frenzied "I Love a Mystery" number is an obvious pre-cursor to his "Make 'Em Laugh" routine in the classic "Singin' in the Rain"), "Something in the Wind" turns out to be one of Deanna Durbin's best!