Two Weeks To Live

1622. TWO WEEKS TO LI VE (1943-USA). WITH LUM AND ABNER, FRANKLIN PANGBORN. STARTING
IN RADIO IN 1931, LUM AND ABNER ACHIEVED HUGE SUCCESS ON THE AIR UNTIL 1953! DURING THE EARLY 1940’S, LUM (CHESTER LAUCK) AND ABNER (NORRIS GOfF) STARRED IN A SERIES Of AMUSING RURAL COMEDY FILMS. THE FUN BEGINS WHEN ABNER INHERITS A RAILROAD. HE AND LUM ARE ENTRUSTED WITH THE LIFE SAVINGS Of ALL THEIR FRIENDS IN PINE RIDGE, ARKANSAS, TO INVEST IN THE COMPANY, AND HEAD OfF TO CHICAGO TO CLAIM THE PROPERTY. THE BOYS HAVE NEVER BEFORE RIDDEN IN AN ELEVATOR OR HAILED A TAXI; ENJOY THEIR ANTICS AS THEY BECOME USED TO THE WAYS Of THE WINDY CITY. A GALLERY Of CITY SLICKERS ATTEMPTS TO EXPLOIT THEM, BEGINNING WITH A LAWYER WHO CHISELS ABNER OUT Of HIS RAILROAD AND ALL THE MONEY HE AND LUM HAVE COLLECTED. TO ADD TO HIS TROUBLES, ABNER THEN RECEIVES AN ERRONEOUS MEDICAL REPORT, AND THINKS HE’S GOT JUST 14 DAYS TO LIVE. AS THE STORY UNRAVELS, HE MANAGES TO INADVERTENTLY BECOME INVOLVED WITH NAZI SABOTEURS, AND EVEN AGREES TO JOURNEY TO MARS IN A ROCKET SHIP! FRANKLIN PANGBORN, THE NERVOUS NELLIE Of COUNTLESS 1930S AND ’40S COMEDIES, ADDS TO THE MERRIMENT IN ONE Of HIS FAMILIAR CHARACTERIZATIONS. 75 MINUTES. COMEDY