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19 March 1942 (USA)
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Lum Edwards is annoyed with his partner in Pine Ridge's Jot-'em-Down general store, Abner Peabody, because...
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(Credited cast) | Chester Lauck | ... | Lum Edwards |
| Norris Goff | ... | Abner Peabody |
| Zasu Pitts | ... | Geraldine (as ZaSu Pitts) |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Cedric Wiehunt |
| Oscar O'Shea | ... | Squire Skimp |
| Louise Currie | ... | Marjorie |
| Constance Purdy | ... | Widder Abernathy |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Sheriff / Fire Chief |
| Earle Hodgins | ... | Joseph Abernathy |
| Benny Rubin | ... | Pitch Man |
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78 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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USA:Approved (PCA #8014)
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Follows Dreaming Out Loud (1940)
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This movie was made for a 1942 audience, and it is part of a celebrated radio duo, Lum and Abner, coming to film at their fans' request. The story is simple: Lum wants to impress a lady so he forces Abner to help him look like a hero. The story revolves around that, and with a few side elements: an obnoxious widow who wants to marry Lum and a horse race against a nasty local businessman between a horse for which Abner had traded their general store's delivery vehicle without first consulting Lum. And there is a bit about bad eye glasses worn for all the wrong reasons.
Yes, the movie is sophisticated in that respect, and it is not without its seams, but if you like goofy comedies from this era – and I most certainly do – you should enjoy this film. It is not the best of the Lum and Abner films, I don't think, but it is not markedly inferior. For my wife and I, it was an enjoyable view.