SOMETHING IN THE WIND features a grown-up Deanna Durbin, paired with Universal's equally popular Donald O'Connor. It was Mr. O'Connor's first film in two years, as he had been drafted into the military. He gets to do an athletic song-and-dance number, which provides one of the film's highlights. Of course most of the tunes are handled by Miss Durbin whose voice never sounded better.
Durbin plays a disc jockey with her own radio show, and she's looking for a sponsor. When a rich guy (John Dall) comes to the station, she thinks he's interested in supporting her musical program. But there has been some sort of mix-up; he is under the impression she had a baby with his late departed grandfather. Yes, only in a Deanna Durbin flick. The zany premise allows for her to be "kidnapped" by Dall and his cousin (O'Connor) who take her to meet the rest of the family.
At their palatial estate she meets a stern aunt (Margaret Wycherly) whose main concern is keeping the scandal out of the papers. Auntie attempts to buy off the pretty interloper with a million dollar check. Durbin goes along with the situation to teach them all a lesson. There is a nutty uncle played by Charles Winninger, who previously appeared as the father in the Three Smart Girls series. Also, Dall's snooty fiancee (Helena Carter) shows up to complicate things. This occurs during an eventful weekend while the family waits for an attorney to arrive to make the payoff legal.
In the meantime our heroine finds herself falling for Dall, with O'Connor offering to help. There's something in it for him (he wants his cousin's fiancee). We don't have to worry how things will turn out, since everything gets properly sorted in these kinds of pictures. Hijinks, complete with a wacky operatic jailhouse number, give way to romantic tenderness. Plus the family's begun to change for the better. And that's what always happens in a Deanna Durbin picture. Life always seem better by the final fadeout. Probably because she holds the key to everyone's heart.
Durbin plays a disc jockey with her own radio show, and she's looking for a sponsor. When a rich guy (John Dall) comes to the station, she thinks he's interested in supporting her musical program. But there has been some sort of mix-up; he is under the impression she had a baby with his late departed grandfather. Yes, only in a Deanna Durbin flick. The zany premise allows for her to be "kidnapped" by Dall and his cousin (O'Connor) who take her to meet the rest of the family.
At their palatial estate she meets a stern aunt (Margaret Wycherly) whose main concern is keeping the scandal out of the papers. Auntie attempts to buy off the pretty interloper with a million dollar check. Durbin goes along with the situation to teach them all a lesson. There is a nutty uncle played by Charles Winninger, who previously appeared as the father in the Three Smart Girls series. Also, Dall's snooty fiancee (Helena Carter) shows up to complicate things. This occurs during an eventful weekend while the family waits for an attorney to arrive to make the payoff legal.
In the meantime our heroine finds herself falling for Dall, with O'Connor offering to help. There's something in it for him (he wants his cousin's fiancee). We don't have to worry how things will turn out, since everything gets properly sorted in these kinds of pictures. Hijinks, complete with a wacky operatic jailhouse number, give way to romantic tenderness. Plus the family's begun to change for the better. And that's what always happens in a Deanna Durbin picture. Life always seem better by the final fadeout. Probably because she holds the key to everyone's heart.