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Watching "O Brother Where Art Thou?" (Original Post) Brigid Oct 2013 OP
Great soundtrack for that movie. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #1
Can believe that this song was not nominated for best song. Yavin4 Oct 2013 #2
T Bone Burnett, right? Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #4
That one was Dan Tyminski from Union Station cemaphonic Oct 2013 #8
My favorite is this one: Brigid Oct 2013 #5
Better video of that scene csziggy Oct 2013 #9
My favorite movie........... panader0 Oct 2013 #3
When they "ride him out of town on a rail". Graybeard Oct 2013 #6
My mother and I laughed so hard at that scene when we saw it at the theater! Brigid Oct 2013 #7

Graybeard

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6. When they "ride him out of town on a rail".
Sat Oct 12, 2013, 11:04 PM
Oct 2013

I had heard that saying for years but never saw it done. Towards the end of the film the racist is exposed as a hypocrite and the crowd turns against him. They ceremoniously carry a long rail into the assembly hall and then 'ride him out' on top of it.

The movie is full of funny references like this. I love it more each time I see it.

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