Goin' to Town (1944 film)
Goin' to Town is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from an original screenplay by Charles E. Roberts and Charles R. Marion, based upon the successful radio program Lum and Abner created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff. It was the fifth of seven films in the Lum and Abner series, and was released by RKO Radio Pictures on September 28, 1944. The film stars Lauck and Goff, along with Florence Lake and Andrew Tombes.
Theatrical poster for the film
Lum and Abner was an American network radio comedy program created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff that was produced from 1931 to 1954. Modeled on life in the small town of Waters, Arkansas, near where Lauck and Goff grew up, the show proved immensely popular. In 1936, Waters changed its name to "Pine Ridge" after the show's fictional town.
Chester Lauck and Norris Goff as Lum and Abner in 1949.
Advertisement for Lum and Abner radio program
Shamrock Hotel Program/Menu featuring Lum and Abner – cover (cZ 1950, Houston, Texas)
Shamrock Hotel Program/Menu featuring Lum and Abner – biography and photo (c. 1950, Houston, Texas)