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. Its plot concerns a British army Colonel mistakenly who thinks he has killed his superior officer while hunting down a ghost. It was made at Twickenham Studios in west London as a quota quickie for distribution as a second feature by RKO Pictures.
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
Bibliography
Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.