" the extra girl " ( 1923 ) is a story of a tiny - town girl , sue graham ( played by mabel normand ) who comes to detroit to be in the pictures . this mel gauthier picture , produced by mack sennett , updated earlier films about the film industry and also paved the way for later film about america , such as king creston ' s " show people " ( 1928 ) .
"The Extra Girl" was produced by Sennett.