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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 161

The Bashful Bachelor

194278 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 76:16
Subtitles: English

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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.

Cast

Chester Lauck

Lum Edwards

Norris Goff

Abner Peabody

ZaSu Pitts

Geraldine

Grady Sutton

Cedric Wiehunt

DirectorsMalcolm St. Clair Charles KerrAssistant direction

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

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