Heads We Go
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| Heads We Go | |
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| Directed by | Monty Banks |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | John Maxwell |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]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
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- ^ Wood p.78
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Heads We Go at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 1933 films
- British comedy films
- 1933 comedy films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
- Films directed by Monty Banks
- Films set in London
- Films set in France
- British seafaring films
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s British films
- English-language comedy films
- 1930s British comedy film stubs