Heads We Go

Heads We Go
Directed by	Monty Banks
Written by	Victor Kendall Fred Thompson
Produced by	John Maxwell
Starring	Constance Cummings Frank Lawton Binnie Barnes
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox
Edited by	Bert Bates
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	July 1933 (1933-07)
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

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

1. "Heads We Go". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019.
2. "Heads We Go (1933) - Monty Banks | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
3. Wood p.78
4. "Heads - We Go! (1933)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019.
5. "ARCHIVE He: British Films of the 30s, 40s and 50s". www.britishpictures.com.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Heads We Go at IMDb