The Roundup

Synopsis

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

Main Cast

Richard Dix

Steve Payson

Age : 56 | Popularity : 4%

Patricia Morison

Janet Allen (Payson)

Age : 103 | Popularity : 6%

Preston Foster

Greg Lane

Age : 69 | Popularity : 11%

Don Wilson

Sheriff 'Slim' Hoover

Age : 81 | Popularity : 4%

Ruth Donnelly

Polly Hope

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Douglass Dumbrille

Capt. Bob Lane

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Jerome Cowan

Wade McGee

Age : 74 | Popularity : 7%

Betty Brewer

Mary, Child Rescued by Greg Lane

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Harold Shumate
	Theatre Play	Edmund Day
Directing	Director	Lesley Selander
Department	Role	Name

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