Cam Ellerby (
Ray Middleton) brings his traveling medicine show to town and it spells glamor and excitement to young Sylvia Townsend (
Eileen Christy). Her mother, Kathleen (
Lucille Norman), recalls the days when she was part of a similar troupe before her husband began wandering. Kathleen has plans to remarry, but discovers that Ellerby is her long-lost husband. Most of the story takes place in Kokomo, Indiana and the full name, as expressed in the film, of the sign-painter Jim Riley (
Harry Carey Jr.)is James Whitcomb Riley, who later wrote a poem or two.
—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>