The Roundup 83 years old
DON WILSON, Jack Benny's famous announcer...goes over big---but BIG---in his first screen comedy role!
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
Credits
The Roundup Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jerome Cowan He was 43, 74 years old when he died | as Wade McGee |
| Lane Chandler He was 41, 73 years old when he died | as Taggert |
| Morris Ankrum He was 44, 68 years old when he died | as 'Parenthesis' |
| Dick Curtis He was 38, 49 years old when he died | as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis) |
| Ruth Donnelly She was 44, 86 years old when she died | as Polly Hope |
| Preston Foster He was 40, 69 years old when he died | as Greg Lane |
| Richard Dix He was 47, 56 years old when he died | as Steve Payson |
| Douglass Dumbrille He was 51, 84 years old when he died | as Capt. Bob Lane |
| William Haade He was 38, 63 years old when he died | as Frane Battles |
| Don Wilson He was 40, 81 years old when he died | as Sheriff 'Slim' Hoover |
| Weldon Heyburn He was 37, 47 years old when he died | as 'Cheyenne' |
| Patricia Morison She was 26, 103 years old when she died | as Janet Allen (Payson) |
| Betty Brewer She was 16, now 100 years old | as Mary, Child Rescued by Greg Lane |
| Clara Kimball Young She was 50, 70 years old when she died | as Mrs. Wilson |
| Lee 'Lasses' White | as Sam Snead |
The Roundup Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Harold Shumate as Screenplay. He was 47 (89) years old when He died | Writing |
| Lesley Selander as Director. He was 40 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
The Roundup (83 years)
DON WILSON, Jack Benny's famous announcer...goes over big---but BIG---in his first screen comedy role!
- Release day: Thursday, April 03, 1941
- Runtime: 90 minutes