| ~Excess Baggage~ 1928 |
| ~372-54: Josephine Dunn, Cyril Chadwick, Catherine Clifford & Greta Granstedt in a scene from Excess Baggage~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
MGM star William Haines was at the peak of his popularity when he starred in Excess Baggage.
Haines plays Eddie Kane, a juggler-acrobat whose specialty is a dangerous high-wire act. While
playing small-time vaudeville, he marries aspiring actress Elsa McCoy (Josephine Dunn). She goes
on to fame and fortune in Hollywood, while he's still stuck playing tank-town engagements. When
Elsa starts an affair with sleek matinee idol Val D'Errico (Ricardo Cortez), Eddie begins to lose his
nerve on stage, suffering a spectacular fall from the high wire. Eventually, Eddie and Elsa are
reunited, she having realized that he's the only thing in life she truly cares about. A silent film,
Excess Baggage was released with a synchronized score and sound effects; the Frances
Marion-Ralph Spence screenplay was adapted from a play by John Wesley McGowan.
Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
Haines plays Eddie Kane, a juggler-acrobat whose specialty is a dangerous high-wire act. While
playing small-time vaudeville, he marries aspiring actress Elsa McCoy (Josephine Dunn). She goes
on to fame and fortune in Hollywood, while he's still stuck playing tank-town engagements. When
Elsa starts an affair with sleek matinee idol Val D'Errico (Ricardo Cortez), Eddie begins to lose his
nerve on stage, suffering a spectacular fall from the high wire. Eventually, Eddie and Elsa are
reunited, she having realized that he's the only thing in life she truly cares about. A silent film,
Excess Baggage was released with a synchronized score and sound effects; the Frances
Marion-Ralph Spence screenplay was adapted from a play by John Wesley McGowan.
Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
| Directed by: James Cruze Written by: Frances Marion - writer Ralph Spence - screenplay & titles Based on the play Excess Baggage by John Wesley McGowan (New York, 26 Dec 1927). |
| ~Cast~ William Haines ... Eddie Kane Josephine Dunn ... Elsa McCoy Neely Edwards ... Jimmy Dunn Kathleen Clifford ... Mabel Ford Greta Granstedt ... Betty Ford Ricardo Cortez ... Val D'Errico Cyril Chadwick ... Crammon Delmer Daves ... (uncredited) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Produced by: James Cruze & Julius Hagen Original Music by: William Axt Cinematography by: Ira H. Morgan Film Editing by: George Hively Art Direction by: Cedric Gibbons Costume Design by: David Cox Length: 8 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: September 8, 1928 |
 | |  | |  | |  | |  |
SilentHollywood.com Discussion Group on Facebook Internet Movie Database Allmovie.com Turner Classic Movies American Film Institute |
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
| . |
