Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)

WINDY RILEY GOES HOLLYWOOD  (1931)  ¢ 1/2
    D: William Goodrich (Roscoe Arbuckle)
    Jack Shutta, Louise Brooks, William Davidson,
    Dell Henderson, Wilbur Mack, Walter Merrill
An obnoxious wise guy on a cross-country road trip takes a wrong turn and ends up in Hollywood. Louise Brooks plays an actress who's one scandal away from sinking her career, a plot point both she and her director could probably relate to. A dismally unfunny two-reel comedy, notable only for the participation of Arbuckle behind the camera and Brooks (too briefly) in front of it. Both were playing out a weary last act in their own careers, and the movie stands as a testament to the capacity and willingness of Hollywood to let talent go to waste.