Snake Hogan and Squire Skimp scheme to buy the Jot 'Em Down Store for $2,000 cash, plotting to swindle Abner into investing the payout right back into silver mine stock.
Lum and Abner harmonize on "They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree" with Grandpap and Cedric—a four-voice showcase by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff—while Squire Skimp outlines plans for an exclusive country club.
A high-society craze sweeps Pine Ridge as townspeople quit their jobs and buy into Lum and Squire's silver mine stock. Despite initial skepticism from Abner and Dick Huddleston, Lizabeth uses her charm to get Abner to invest.
With the partnership officially dissolved, Lum takes full control of the movie theater while Abner runs the Jot 'Em Down Store. After announcing the split over the party line, Abner attempts to train Cedric as his new clerk—leading to a hilarious role-playing confusion before Dick Huttleston stops by to catch up on the news.
Squire Skimp threatens to take over the movie theater unless Lum and Abner hand over a partnership. When an incriminating letter surfaces, Abner and Grandpap hatch a desperate plan to break into Squire's house and steal it back.
Squire Skimp threatens Lum and Abner with a lawsuit after a theater accident, holding an incriminating letter over their heads to demand a partnership in their business.
After claims of a movie theater injury lead to dramatic complaints, Lum and Abner learn that Squire Skimp has gone to see a lawyer—raising suspicions about his true motives.
Following a suspicious accident at their movie theater, Lum and Abner navigate comedic misunderstandings and medical updates as they attempt to draft a careful letter of apology to Squire Skimp.
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