Movie Details
Theatrical Release:April 3rd, 1941
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount Harry Sherman Productions
The Roundup (1941)
Movie"DON WILSON Jack Bennys famous announcergoes over bigbut BIGin his first screen comedy role"
Audience Score
Originally written as a stage vehicle for corpulent character actor Macklyn Arbuckle Ernest Days The Roundup was first filmed in 1920 with Fatty Arbuckle no relation in the lead By the time the film was remade in 1941 Arbuckles character a rolypoly frontier sheriff named Slim was refashioned as a supporting role with Jack Bennys 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
