Excess Baggage (1933 film)

Excess Baggage
Directed by	Redd Davis
Written by	H. Fowler Mear H. M. Raleigh (novel)
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Claud Allister Frank Pettingell Sydney Fairbrother Rene Ray
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Production company	Real Art Productions
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	March 1933 (1933-03)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Excess Baggage is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Sydney Fairbrother, Rene Ray, Gerald Rawlinson and Viola Compton. ^[1] Its plot concerns a British army Colonel mistakenly who thinks he has killed his superior officer while hunting down a ghost. ^[2] It was made at Twickenham Studios in west London as a quota quickie for distribution as a second feature by RKO Pictures. ^[3]

Cast

• Claud Allister as Colonel Murgatroyd
• Frank Pettingell as Major General Booster
• Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Toop
• Rene Ray as Angela Murgatroyd
• Gerald Rawlinson as Clive Worthington
• Viola Compton as Martha Murgatroyd
• O. B. Clarence as Lord Grebe
• Maud Gill as Duchess of Dillwater
• Finlay Currie as Inspector Toucan

References

1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023994/ ^{[ user-generated source ]}
2. "BFI | Film & TV Database | EXCESS BAGGAGE (1933)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
3. Chibnall p.267

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.

External links

• Excess Baggage at IMDb