In Pine Ridge, Arkansas, Lum and Abner run the Jot 'Em Down General Store, and take a kindly attitude towards their neighbors.
It's based on the long-running (1931-1954) radio show created and written by and starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff, based on their home town of Waters. In an instance of life imitating art, Waters changed its name to Pine Ridge. The show was mostly performed by Lauck and Goff, who took on various personnae. It featured a string band, and the humor was gentle and hillbilliyish.
For the movie, the two had to add a lot of players to fill out the cast list. Frances Langford, Frank Craven, Bobs Watson, Clara Blandick, Irving Bacon, and Phil Harris appear, as well as several lesser known players. It is a pleasant story, and carried off with a great deal of charm under the direction of Harold Young.