Chester Lauck

Chester Lauck

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chester "Chet" Lauck (February 9, 1902 – February 21, 1980) was a comic actor who played the character of Lum Edwards on the classic American radio comedy Lum and Abner. Chester Lauck was born in Alleene, Arkansas and raised in Mena, Arkansas. He graduated from Mena High School in 1920. In Mena, Chet met his future comedy partner Norris Goff. Though both began as blackface comics, they soon found success on local station KTHS with a recurring hillbilly skit, leading to a network series, recorded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931. In addition to starring as storekeeper Lum (full name Columbus Edwards, with surname usually pronounced "Eddards"), Lauck also played several other recurring characters, including Cedric Weehunt, Grandpappy Spears, and Snake Hogan. He reprised his radio role, opposite Goff, in seven motion pictures between 1940 and 1956. Lauck adopted grey hair and a moustache on-camera, to better match the picture most audiences would have of his radio character. In his later years, Lauck recorded new introductions for commercial cassette releases of the series and for syndication. For a brief time during the 1950s he bought and upgraded a ranch fifteen miles west of Las Vegas, later bought by Howard Hughes. It was turned into Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. On August 27, 1957, he appeared as a guest challenger on To Tell the Truth. He died on February 21, 1980, aged 78, and was buried in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Chester Lauck is a member of the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame.

  • Title: Chester Lauck
  • Popularity: 0.626
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1902-02-09
  • Place of Birth: Allene, Arkansas, USA
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  • Also Known As: Chet Lauck, Lum, Chester "Chet" Lauck
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Chester Lauck Movies

  • 1949
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    Lum and Abner

    Lum and Abner

    1 1949 HD

    Chester Lauck and Norris Goff tried to bring their highly successful radio show to TV but it didn’t happen. In this failed pilot Abner is on...

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  • 1943
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    Two Weeks to Live

    Two Weeks to Live

    2 1943 HD

    When Abner is mistakenly diagnosed as having only two weeks to live, his partner gets the idea that they can make a ton of money by having Abner...

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  • 1940
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    Dreaming Out Loud

    Dreaming Out Loud

    5.7 1940 HD

    Lum and Abner work at a general store in Arkansas. There they get involved in some misadventures with the locals.

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  • 1942
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    The Bashful Bachelor

    The Bashful Bachelor

    4.5 1942 HD

    Lum Edwards is annoyed with his partner in Pine Ridge's Jot-'em-Down general store, Abner Peabody, because Abner has swapped their delivery car for a...

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  • 1942
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    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5

    1 1942 HD

    Fifth film in the Hedda Hopper documentary series.

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  • 1943
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    So This Is Washington

    So This Is Washington

    4.8 1943 HD

    Lum and Abner go to Washington to aid in the war effort by giving the government what they think is a good substitute for rubber--Abner's homemade...

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  • 1944
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    Goin' to Town

    Goin' to Town

    1 1944 HD

    General store owners, through a series of contrivances, end up on the better side of a practical joke being played on them.

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  • 1946
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    Partners in Time

    Partners in Time

    6 1946 HD

    Squire Skimp has a new plan to swindle the people of Pine Ridge. However, Lum has something more important on his mind. He has to tell a young...

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  • 1956
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    Lum and Abner Abroad

    Lum and Abner Abroad

    1 1956 HD

    The "boys" from Pine Ridge visit Europe and try to help a Yugoslavian ballerina find her American lover, become involved with French jewel thieves,...

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  • 1942
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    The Bashful Bachelor

    The Bashful Bachelor

    4.5 1942 HD

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