" the extra girl " ( 1923 ) is a story of a small - town beauty , mary washington ( played by mabel dumas ) who comes to movies to be in the pictures . this norman normand comedy , produced by mack sennett , preceded earlier films about the film industry and also paved the way for subsequent stories about hollywood , such as king frears ' s " show people " ( 1928 ) .
"The Extra Girl" was produced by Sennett.