Chester Lauck
Lum Edwards
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Synopsis
Lum's business partner has traded their delivery vehicle for a racehorse, adding another problem to life at the general store. Too shy to propose to Geraldine, Lum devises a staged rescue to impress her. The plan invites complications that courage alone cannot solve.
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Historical context
The second Lum and Abner film carries Chester Lauck and Norris Goff's radio characters into cinema. Their established partnership supplies the small-town setting and the contrast between elaborate schemes and ordinary needs.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Chester Lauck — Jack Votion Productions Inc. · Public domain
- Norris Goff — Jack Votion Productions Inc. · Public domain
- ZaSu Pitts — Picture-Play Magazine · Public domain
- Grady Sutton — unknown (film screenshot) · Public domain
