The Roundup (1941)

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