Squire Skimp has a new plan to swindle the people of Pine Ridge. However, Lum has something more important on his mind. He has to tell a young engaged couple on the verge of breaking up the story of how the Jot 'em Down store first started (through flashbacks). Based on characters from the popular "Lum and Abner" radio program of the time.
as Lum Edwards
as Abner Peabody
as Elizabeth Meadows
as Tim Matthews
as Janet Smith
as Grandpappy Spears / Constable Spears
as Cedric Weehunt / Caleb Weehunt
as Squire Skimp
as Abagail
as Miss Martha Thurston
as Gerald Sharpe
as Josie
as Miss Rutledge (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
