Jasper Jim Badny (Thurston Hall), well meaning, easy going promoter, who is constantly talking himself into jams, and Cornelia Catheridge (Regina Wallace), poor cousin of the Boston Cartheridges, have been carrying on a correspondance romance, each thinking the other is fabulously wealthy. Bandy's nephew Bob (Jack Leonard), singing rodeo star, is engaged to lovely Jean Darrow (Mary Dugan). Senator Darrow (Sam Flint), Jean's father, has decided to sell his palatial ranch but has refused a very attractive offer from Martin (Tristram Coffin), because he knows the man will turn the ranch into a gambling casino.

Unwittingly, the Hoosier Hot Shots, who have been working in Bandy's medicine show, tell Martin the promoter needs a ranch to impress Cornelia when she comes to visit him. Martin gives Brady the money to buy the ranch and everything is set for Cornelia's visit. When Martin and his men move in to take over the ranch for the opening of theeir casino, Bandy, who has fallen in love with Cornelia, confesses he is a fraud. Caornelia, too, admits her deceit. Jean Darrow, thinking Bob is involved with Martin, breaks her engagment. On opening night, the casino is raided by the Sheriff (George Lloyd). Just as he is about to leave with the gamblers and their eqipment in tow, a man to whom Bandy once sold his "secret Indian" formula arrives with a large wad of bills to give the promoter his share. The stuff was no good as a medicine, but a varnish company paid a fantastic sum for it as a paint remover.

Bandy pays off Martin, and as the gamblers are being carried away, a bus-load of young boys pulls up to the ranch. They are Cornelia's students from Boston arriving at their new school. When Senator Darrow and Jean arrive, a few moments later, the place is alive with youthful activity and no sign of the gambling remains. The Senator, who loves children, is delighted. Jean realizes she has been unfair to Bob. Cornelia and Jasper Jim Bandy gaze fondly at each other in a happy fade-out.

Columbia Pictures
Release Date 6/26/47
Director Derwin Abrahams
Story Bert Horswell
Screenplay Barry Shipman
Camera George F. Kelley
Editor Paul Borofsky
Music Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Assistant Director William O'Connor
Associate Producer Colbert Clark
Running Time 61 Minutes

Songs:
My Wife is on a Diet by Charles Bennett & George Tobias, When You're Smilin' by Mark Fisher, Joe Gordon & Larry Shay, Chopsticks by Jack Lawrence & Eliot Daniels; performed by The Hoosier Hot Shots
Home in San Antone by Fred Rose
Nevada by Fred Washington & Sam Stept
Honeymoon on a Dime by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher