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.
Chester Lauck
as Lum Edwards
Norris Goff
as Abner Peabody
Pamela Blake
as Elizabeth Meadows
John James
as Tim Matthews
Teala Loring
as Janet Smith
Danny Duncan
as Grandpappy Spears / Constable Spears
Grady Sutton
as Cedric Weehunt / Caleb Weehunt
Dick Elliott
as Squire Skimp
Phyllis Kennedy
as Abagail
Ruth Lee
as Miss Martha Thurston
Charles Jordan
as Gerald Sharpe
Ruth Caldwell
as Josie
