Heads We Go

1933 film

Victor Kendall
Fred Thompson

Produced byJohn MaxwellStarring

Constance Cummings
Frank Lawton
Binnie Barnes

CinematographyJack E. CoxEdited byBert Bates

Production
company

British International Pictures

Distributed byWardour Films

Release date

July 1933 (1933-07)

Running time

86 minutes^[1]CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Heads We Go (U.S. title: The Charming Deceiver) is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Constance Cummings, Frank Lawton and Binnie Barnes.^[2] It was produced at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.^[3]

The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland.^[4]

Plot

Finding herself mistaken for Hollywood star Dorothy Kay, impoverished model Betty Smith poses as Kay in a foolhardy scheme concocted by newspaper heir Toby Tyrrell.

Cast

Constance Cummings as Betty Smith / Dorothy Kay
Frank Lawton as Toby Tyrrell
Binnie Barnes as Lil Pickering
Gus McNaughton as Otis Dove
Iris Ashley as Singer
Claude Hulbert as Reggie Fish Face Coke
Emilio Colombo as Orchestra Leader
Fred Duprez as George Anderson
Toni Edgar-Bruce as Lady Abercrombie
Dino Galvani
Peter Godfrey as Fancourt
Ellen Pollock as Madame
Michael Anthony as Minor Role
Monty Banks as Chauffeur
Victor Rietti as Hotel Manager
Robert Rietty as Fattorino the Page Boy
Michael Wilding as Minor Role

Reception

Allmovie dismissed the film as a "tired quota quickie"^[2] but British Pictures called the film a "brisk romantic comedy of misunderstandings. The supporting cast do well, but this is Constance Cummings' film all the way. She's effortlessly glamorous and watchable."^[5]

References

^ "HEADS WE GO | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk.
^ ^a ^b "Heads We Go (1933) - Monty Banks | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
^ Wood p.78
^ "Heads - We Go! (1933)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019.
^ "ARCHIVE He: British Films of the 30s, 40s and 50s". www.britishpictures.com.