" the extra girl " ( 1923 ) is a description of a small - town girl , sue graham ( played by mabel normand ) who comes to hollywood to be in the movie . this carol normand vehicle , written by mack sennett , followed prior films about the film industry and still sealed the foundation for later films about hollywood , such as king vidor ' s " show people " ( 1928 ) .
"The Extra Girl" was produced by Sennett.