Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.
James W. Horne
Director
Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Rosina Lawrence
Mary Roberts / Stan's falsetto (voice)
James Finlayson
Mickey Finn
Sharon Lynn
Lola Marcel
Chill Wills
Lead Singer of the Avalon Boys / Stan's Bass Singing (uncredited)
Stanley Fields
Sheriff
Vivien Oakland
Sheriff's Wife
Flora Finch
Maw (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Janitor
Eddie Borden
Barfly (uncredited)
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