Excess Baggage (1928) William HAINES in Excess Baggage PALACE Five Days of Laughter, Thrills and Joy Commencing MONDAY April 1st Added Attraction New Chapter Of "The Collegians" The Serial of Real Collegew Life TOPICS -- FABLES and the Latest Pathe News Country of Origin U.S.A. He Felt He Was Only -- Excess Baggage HE had helped her mount the ladder of stage fame -- and then Fate cast him for a minor role. He realized he was only excess baggage. What happenes then makes one of the most absorbing pictures of back-stage life ever presented. Haines as the acrobat and wire-walker gives an amazine performance, entirely different for him No wonder the play has thrilled Broadway for many months. WILLIAM HAINES in Excess Baggage with JOSEPHINE DUNN RICARDO CORTEZ A James Cruze production A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PICTURE Based on the play by John McGowan. Continuity by Frances Marion. Directed by James Cruze. with William Haines, Josephine Dunn and Ricardo Cortez.  Directed by James Cruze.  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. More Information on this film...                                      This work (Excess Baggage (1928), by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), identified by Bruce Calvert, is free of known copyright restrictions. Books None. Last Modified December 30, 2011.