Dreaming Out Loud is a 1940 American film based on the radio series Lum and Abner, directed by Harold Young starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff. It is also known as Money Isn't Everything.

Plot

Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody are two elderly men owning the Jot 'Em Down general store, which is the center of life in Pineridge, Arkansas. They try to lend a helping hand to their unfortunate town neighbors. An alcoholic, Wes Stillman, loses his daughter Effie Lou in a traffic accident, when she is hit by a passing car. Wes is beyond himself with grief and cannot stop blaming himself for not taking better care of her. In order to bring relief to Wes, Lum and Abner see to it that Wes is appointed deputy sheriff, and in charge of putting traffic offenders to justice. Wes gets to serve as deputy directly under police Constable Caleb Weehunt.