When the Wind Blows

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Joe Cobb, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins, and The Wonder Dog Pal in Lazy Days (1929)

Comedy Family Short

The kids foil a burglary.The kids foil a burglary.The kids foil a burglary.

Director
- James W. Horne
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Robert A. McGowan
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

163

YOUR RATING

Director
- James W. Horne
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Robert A. McGowan
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Norman 'Chubby' Chaney

Chubby
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Jackie Cooper

Jackie
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Farina
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins

Wheezer
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Mary Ann Jackson

Mary Ann
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Pete the Dog

Pete
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Alex Apple

Chubbys father

Julian Rivero

Henry, Jackie's Dad (Spanish language version)

Betty Jane Beard

Hector
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Flustered Man
(uncredited)

Caroline Frances Cooke

Jackies mother
(uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Chubby's Mother
(uncredited)

Gertrude Howard

Farina's Mother
(uncredited)

Edgar Kennedy

Kennedy the Cop
(uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

Henry - Jackie's Dad
(uncredited)

Director
- James W. Horne
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Robert A. McGowan
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Storyline

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Trivia
Released in four versions with a different language spoken by the actors in each one: English, Spanish, French, and German. The new dialogue was not dubbed in; instead, each scene was shot four times, one take for each language. This process was helped with the aid of language tutors, blackboards placed out of camera range with the phonetic dialogue written on them, and the hiring of foreign actors for the incidental roles. This process was also used in the Little Rascals shorts The First Seven Years (1930) and A Tough Winter (1930).

Goofs
Petie the dog barks with his mouth closed.

Quotes
[repeated line]
Kennedy the Cop: Kennedy always gets his man!

Connections
Alternate-language version of Las fantasmas (1930)

Soundtracks
That Old Gang Of Mine
(uncredited)
Music by Ray Henderson

Middling results in early Gang talkie effort

When I grew up watching "When the Wind Blows" on television, I had no idea Farina was in the film. All his scenes showing his home life and him being scared were deleted. While this was done out of sensitivity to modern viewers, a lot is missed when viewing the TV version. And besides, several of the other kids are shown scared, so why not Farina?

Jackie gets locked out of his house on a cold and windy night. Kennedy the Cop makes things worse as usual by thinking there is a burglar loose. Jackie attempts to climb into Mary Ann's window, but to no avail.

A decent Gang outing, but not an important one in the series. 6 out of 10.