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When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

Genres

Comedy

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Jackie throws his schoolbook out the window in disgust, but then climbs outside to retrieve it. Finding himself locked out, he tries various means of getting back inside without his parents finding out. When his parents mistake his noises for a burglar, a local policeman is called, but he seems incompetent to catch either the phony burglar or the real one who has shown up in the meantime

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

20 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

05 April 1930

Country

United States of America

Cast

Norman Chaney

Norman Chaney

Chubby

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Jackie

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Farina

Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins

Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins

Wheezer

Mary Ann Jackson

Mary Ann Jackson

Mary Ann

Pete the Dog

Pete the Dog

Pete

Julian Rivero

Julian Rivero

Henry, Jackie's Dad (Spanish language version)

Betty Jane Beard

Betty Jane Beard

Hector (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Flustered Man (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Chubby's Mother (uncredited)

Gertrude Howard

Gertrude Howard

Farina's Mother (uncredited)

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

Charles McAvoy

Henry - Jackie's Dad (uncredited)

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