''Rhythm Round-Up'' is a 1945 American
Western
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musical film
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directed by
Vernon Keays
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...
and written by Charles R. Marion. The film stars
Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the CBS western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Although he appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' earlie ...
,
Cheryl Walker
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*Cheryl Walker (actress)
Cheryl Walker (August 1, 1918 – October 24, 1971) was an American fashion model and actress.
Early years
Walker was born in South Pasadena, California, to Everett Dale and Pauline S. W ...
,
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. (April 26, 1899 – June 6, 1962) was an American actor who appeared in memorable westerns such as ''Dodge City'' (1939), ''Santa Fe Trail'' (1940), and '' The Comancheros'' (1961). He was nicknamed "Big Boy" ...
,
Raymond Hatton
Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures.
Biography
Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howev ...
and
Victor Potel
Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career.
Career
Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and his ...
. The film was released on September 7, 1945, by
Columbia Pictures
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.
Plot
Cast
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Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the CBS western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Although he appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' earlie ...
as Jimmy Benson
*
Cheryl Walker
Cheryl Walker may refer to:
*Cheryl Walker (actress)
Cheryl Walker (August 1, 1918 – October 24, 1971) was an American fashion model and actress.
Early years
Walker was born in South Pasadena, California, to Everett Dale and Pauline S. W ...
as Mary Parker
*
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. (April 26, 1899 – June 6, 1962) was an American actor who appeared in memorable westerns such as ''Dodge City'' (1939), ''Santa Fe Trail'' (1940), and '' The Comancheros'' (1961). He was nicknamed "Big Boy" ...
as Zeke Winslow
*
Raymond Hatton
Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures.
Biography
Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howev ...
as Noah Jones
*
Victor Potel
Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career.
Career
Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and his ...
as Slim Jensen
*Eddie Bruce as J. Appleton Lockwood
*
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft (May 25, 1897 – January 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1932 and 1947.
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He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred ...
as Oscar Berton
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Walter Baldwin
Walter Smith Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was an American character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances.
Baldwin was born in Lima, Ohio, into a theat ...
as Jed Morton
*
Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis.
Biography
She was b ...
as Mrs. Squimp
*
Bob Wills
James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although S ...
as Bob Wills
*Ken Trietsch as Ken
*Paul Trietsch as Hezzie
*Charles Ward as Gabe
*Gil Taylor as Gil
*Hal Hopper as Member of The Pied Pipers
*Jo Stafford as Member of The Pied Pipers
*Alan Storr as Member of The Pied Pipers
*Clark Yocum as Member of The Pied Pipers
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0038027, Rhythm Round-Up
1945 films
American Western (genre) musical films
1940s Western (genre) musical films
Columbia Pictures films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Vernon Keays
1940s English-language films
1940s American films