2 ), ▁as ▁' James , ▁Max ' s ▁Butler ', ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁do z ens ▁of ▁Hollywood ▁films ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Anderson ▁appeared ▁on ▁screen ▁with ▁radio ▁b oss ▁Jack ▁Ben ny ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Man ▁About ▁Town . ▁The ▁du o ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁feature ▁films , ▁including ▁Buck ▁Ben ny ▁R ides ▁Again ▁( 1 9 4 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁with ▁Ben ny , ▁Anderson ▁appeared ▁in ▁over ▁si xty ▁motion ▁pictures , ▁including ▁The ▁Green ▁Past ures ▁as ▁No ah ▁( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁Je z eb el ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁as ▁' G ros ▁Bat ', ▁Cap ra ' s ▁You ▁Can ' t ▁Take ▁It ▁with ▁You ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁as ▁' Donald ', ▁and ▁' Un cle ▁Peter ' ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ' s ▁G one ▁with ▁the ▁Wind , ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁He ▁repr ised ▁his ▁' R och ester ' ▁role ▁in ▁To pper ▁Returns , ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁Cos mo ▁To pper ' s ▁v alet ▁( though ▁he ▁j okes ▁about ▁Mr . ▁Ben ny ▁in ▁the ▁film ). ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁rare ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁all - star ▁black ▁Hollywood ▁musical , ▁Vincent e ▁Minn elli ' s ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁debut ▁film