The Roundup (1941)

Movie"DON WILSON, Jack Benny's famous announcer...goes over big---but BIG---in his first screen comedy role!"
Audience Score
80
NR 1 hr 30 minApr 3rd, 1941Western
Originally written as a stage vehicle for corpulent character actor Macklyn Arbuckle, Ernest Day's The Roundup was first filmed in 1920 with Fatty Arbuckle (no relation) in the lead. By the time the film was remade in 1941, Arbuckle's character, a roly-poly frontier sheriff named Slim (!), was refashioned as a supporting role, with Jack Benny's radio announcer Don Wilson essaying the part. The plot, however, remained fairly intact: Upon hearing that her fiance Greg (Preston Foster) has been killed, Janet (Patricia Morison) agrees to marry rancher Steve (Richard Dix) on the rebound. On the day of the wedding, who should show up but Greg, determined to raise as much Hell as humanly possible
DirectorLesley Selander

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 3rd, 1941
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures, Harry Sherman Productions