Lum and Abner – Formula Makes a Good Insect Spray. 470805

Lum and Abner in a Publicity Photo. 5x6. In this black and white publicity photo, two men, Lum and Abner, are posing together in a studio. They are dressed in suits and ties, with Abner on the left wearing a hat and holding a cane, while Lum on the right has his hands in his pockets. They are smiling at the camera with a friendly and approachable demeanor, creating a sense of warmth and familiarity. The photo has a vintage feel, reflecting the era in which they were popular radio personalities.

Dick Huddleston is in the store, and Lum tells him how the formula is great as an insect spray. It won’t hurt humans, but it dies everything purple. Lum thinks he’ll get rich from the sales.

How did they learn how it was good to kill insects? Ben Withers was instrumental in that discovery. Lum continues telling how they’re reinvesting the sales back into making more formula.

Abner and Cedric enters with a sales pitch resembling a snake oil salesman. Is that the pitch he gave to customers? As Dick leaves, the gents talk about the sales boom. Will Ben Withers be in the market for a good product to get rid of insects? Will new problems with the formula develop?