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There isn't much to Windy Riley Goes Hollywood -- except the presence of Louise Brooks, in a too-brief role as a morally "compromised" film star. One heartily wishes that she had more screen time and that the "movie" (such as it is) ran longer than 13 minutes, and also that surviving prints showed better continuity. But it's always good to see Brooks at work, and at least sporting the look that made her famous, even if the part comes to nothing. What's more, the subject matter is also of great interest, as an example of Hollywood having fun at the expense of the kind of scandal that truly scared the studios. And one can only ponder with some trepidation what thoughts must have crossed the mind of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, given his personal and professional history, as he directed this odd little comedy, built on the premise of a threatened scandal in the press and its consequences for an innocent star. On that basis alone, this is a curio worth catching at least once, in spite of its otherwise crude, predictable humor.