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The Extra Girl is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and starring Mabel Normand. Produced by Mack Sennett, The Extra Girl followed earlier films about the film industry and also paved the way for later films about Hollywood, such as King Vidor’s Show People (1928). It was still unusual in 1923 for filmmakers to make a film about the southern California film industry, then little more than ten years old. Still, many of the Hollywood clichés of small town girls travelling to Hollywood to become film stars are here to reinforce the myths of Tinseltown.
Original Release
10/28/1923
US Release
10/28/1923
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mabel Normand | Sue Graham |
| Ralph Graves | Dave Giddings |
| George Nichols | Pa Graham / Zachariah 'Pa' Graham |
| Anna Dodge | Ma Graham / Mary 'Ma' Graham |
| Vernon Dent | Aaron Applejohn |
| Ramsey Wallace | T. Phillip Hackett |
| Charlotte Mineau | Belle Brown |
| Mary Mason | Actress |
| Max Davidson | Tailor |
| Louise Carver | Madame McCarthy - Wardrobe Mistress / Wardrobe mistress |
Directors
Writers
Bernard McConville, Mack Sennett
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mabel Normand | Sue Graham |
| Ralph Graves | Dave Giddings |
| George Nichols | Pa Graham / Zachariah 'Pa' Graham |
| Anna Dodge | Ma Graham / Mary 'Ma' Graham |
| Vernon Dent | Aaron Applejohn |
| Ramsey Wallace | T. Phillip Hackett |
| Charlotte Mineau | Belle Brown |
| Mary Mason | Actress |
| Max Davidson | Tailor |
| Louise Carver | Madame McCarthy - Wardrobe Mistress / Wardrobe mistress |
| William Desmond | William Desmond - Actor / Himself - Actor / Himself |
| Carl Stockdale | Director |
| Harry Gribbon | Comedy Director |
| Billy Bevan | Comedian |
| George Beranger | Actor in Wardrobe Line |
| Billy Armstrong | Comedian in Derby |
| Duke the Dog | Duke |
| Robert Dudley | Financier |
| Charles K. French | Studio Manager |
| Joseph Hazelton | Wedding Guest |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mack Sennett | Producer |
