What happens
Lum and Abner, the proprietors of the Jot 'Em Down Store in Pine Ridge, hear that a Hollywood talent scout has seen possibilities in their town for a motion picture. Cedric Weldon talks of going to Hollywood himself and tries to persuade others to join him, while Lum and Abner weigh the cost of the trip and worry about what the plan would mean for the community. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff play the two storekeepers, with Lurene Tuttle in the cast. The episode first aired on March 13, 1940, on NBC, Mutual, CBS and ABC.
Pine Ridge, a small hill-country community
Characters: Lum Edwards, Abner Peabody, Cedric Weldon, Amanda, Tom
Listen for: Cedric's plan to take the town to Hollywood for a motion picture, and Lum and Abner weighing the cost of the trip
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.