| 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]
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.
- 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
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]
- ^ "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.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
- Heads We Go at IMDb
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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]
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.
- 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
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]
- ^ "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.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
- Heads We Go at IMDb
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