Movie Description
The Roundup
(1941)Overview
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
Cast
Steve Payson
Janet Allen (Payson)
Greg Lane
Sheriff 'Slim' Hoover
Polly Hope
Capt. Bob Lane
Wade McGee
Mary, Child Rescued by Greg Lane
'Parenthesis'
Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)
Frane Battles
Mrs. Wilson
'Cheyenne'
Taggert
Sam Snead
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Facts
Original TitleThe Roundup
Status Released
Release Information
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1941-04-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 30m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures,Harry Sherman Productions
Genres
- Western