Heads Up (1930)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Jack Mason

Helen Kane

Betty Trumbull

Margaret Breen

Mary Trumbull

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

Preston Foster

Blake (uncredited)

Stanley Jessup

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Director & Crew

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