Heads Up

Story

Synopsis

Jack Mason of the Coast Guard Academy meets Mary at the graduation ball and falls in love with her, though the girl's mother finds wealthy Rex Cutting a more proper choice for her daughter. On a yachting cruise arranged by Mrs. Trumbull, Jack is not invited. Meanwhile, Mary suspects Rex of picking up contraband beyond the 12-mile limit and refuses his proposal of marriage, while Betty, her impish sister, drives Skippy to distraction in the galley, where he has installed an automatic kitchen that does most of his work. Jack smuggles himself aboard but is forcibly ejected at port by a coast guard, and Mrs. Trumbull discourages his attempt to elope with Mary; but on a subsequent cruise, he hides himself in a lifeboat with two aides. When the captain stops to take on a cargo of rum, Jack and his aides take over the vessel, and a battle ensues. The yacht is wrecked on an island, and Jack proves his heroism, while Rex reveals his true colors and is identified as a fugitive bootlegger.

Director

Victor Schertzinger

Writers

John McGowan, Lorenz Hart, Paul Gerard Smith

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

10 October 1930

Ensemble

Cast

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  Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

  Jack Mason

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  Helen Kane

  Betty Trumbull

• Margaret Breen

  Mary Trumbull

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  Victor Moore

  Skippy Dugan

• Gene Gowing

  Rex Cutting

• Helen Carrington

  Mrs. Martha Trumbull

• Billy Taylor

  Georgie Martin

• 

  Harry Shannon

  Capt. Denny

• Charles Anthony Hughes

  Larry White

• 

  John Hamilton

  Capt. Whitney

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  Preston Foster

  Blake (uncredited)

• Stanley Jessup

  Naval Officer (uncredited)