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The Extra Girl

  • 19231923
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  • 1h 8m
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Mabel Normand in The Extra Girl (1923)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives i... Read allSue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of t... Read allSue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of the studio instead. Her parents then come out to California and invest some money with a ve... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.2K
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  • Director
    • F. Richard Jones
  • Writers
    • Bernard McConville
    • Mack Sennett(story)
  • Stars
    • Mabel Normand
    • Ralph Graves
    • George Nichols
Top credits
  • Director
    • F. Richard Jones
  • Writers
    • Bernard McConville
    • Mack Sennett(story)
  • Stars
    • Mabel Normand
    • Ralph Graves
    • George Nichols
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    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Mabel Normand and Numa the Lion in The Extra Girl (1923)
    Mabel Normand in The Extra Girl (1923)
    Mabel Normand and Numa the Lion in The Extra Girl (1923)
    Anna Dodge and George Nichols in The Extra Girl (1923)
    Mabel Normand in The Extra Girl (1923)
    Mabel Normand and Numa the Lion in The Extra Girl (1923)
    Ralph Graves, George Nichols, and Mabel Normand in The Extra Girl (1923)
    Ralph Graves and Mabel Normand in The Extra Girl (1923)
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    Mabel Normand
    Mabel Normand
    • Sue Grahamas Sue Graham
    Ralph Graves
    Ralph Graves
    • Dave Giddingsas Dave Giddings
    George Nichols
    George Nichols
    • Pa Grahamas Pa Graham
    Anna Dodge
    • Ma Grahamas Ma Graham
    Vernon Dent
    Vernon Dent
    • Aaron Applejohnas Aaron Applejohn
    Ramsey Wallace
    Ramsey Wallace
    • T. Phillip Hackettas T. Phillip Hackett
    Charlotte Mineau
    Charlotte Mineau
    • Belle Brownas Belle Brown
    Mary Mason
    Mary Mason
    • Actressas Actress
    Max Davidson
    Max Davidson
    • Tailoras Tailor
    Louise Carver
    Louise Carver
    • Madame McCarthy - Wardrobe Mistressas Madame McCarthy - Wardrobe Mistress
    William Desmond
    William Desmond
    • William Desmond - Actoras William Desmond - Actor
    Carl Stockdale
    Carl Stockdale
    • Directoras Director
    Harry Gribbon
    Harry Gribbon
    • Comedy Directoras Comedy Director
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Comedianas Comedian
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • Actor in Wardrobe Lineas Actor in Wardrobe Line
    • (as André Beranger)
    Teddy the Dog
    • Teddyas Teddy
    Billy Armstrong
    Billy Armstrong
    • Comedian in Derbyas Comedian in Derby
    • (uncredited)
    Duke the Dog
    • Dukeas Duke
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    • Director
      • F. Richard Jones
    • Writers
      • Bernard McConville
      • Mack Sennett(story)
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    Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of the studio instead. Her parents then come out to California and invest some money with a very shifty individual. —Charles K. Ammons <ckammons@mci2000.com>
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      • Comedy
      • Romance
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    • Trivia
      Penultimate feature film of Mabel Normand. She would not make another film for three years until her last feature Raggedy Rose (1926). Four shorts would follow in 1926-7 and she would pass away in 1930.
    • Quotes

      Dave Giddings: Sue wants to go into pictures. Do you think she has a chance?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Great Chase (1962)

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    Top review
    9/10
    Mabel's Last Film With Mack and Keystone
    She was the actress who was the first recipient of a pie thrown in her face captured on film. She was the first to realize the great potential in a young Charlie Chaplin after his disastrous cinematic debut and convinced studio owner Mack Sennett to give him a second chance. Actress Mabel Normand had been with Sennett's Keystone Studio since it relocated to California in 1912. In October 1923's "The Extra Girl," Normand played her last role for Sennett. She later signed with producer Hal Roach for her final feature film, 1926's 'Raggedy Rose,' while starring in four shorts before her life abruptly ended at 37 with tuberculosis.

    Film critics claim "The Extra Girl" is Normand's best movie in her career. "She is one of the actresses that the screen cannot spare." a reviewer at Photoplay wrote at the time. "Few have her freshness, her piquancy, her gift for comedy." Her portrayal is of an Indiana farm girl who dreams of stardom in Hollywood, makes the journey on a mistaken offer by a studio, only to find work at the studio's costume shop after being rejected to act. But Normand's persistence gets her an audition, with hilarious results.

    The audition sequence offers a fascinating look at movie-making in the early 1920's. A wide high-angle shot reveals two cameras side by side cranking away, a practice studios undertook to insure two prints for editing. A pianist and a violinist are seen at the side playing music, setting the mood to inspire the actors.
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    • Release date
      • October 28, 1923 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Millie of the Movies
    • Filming locations
      • Mack Sennett Studios - 1712 Glendale Blvd., Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Mack Sennett Comedies
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 8 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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