Ref suggested buying the sound-track album. If you do, and if you end upp with the "sound-track" I got stuck with, you will be disappointed. Some studio hack decided that for the sound track they should shift to professional performers, which means that the so-called sound track isn't. Instead it is a pretty boring compilation of music from the movie, but without any of the authentic "sound." Unless there is another, and authentic, sound track album out there, in which case please send a link.

I loved the music in this movie, especially the juxtaposition of the two versions of Barbara Allen that open the story. The plot and scripting, on the other hand, were unimpressive, humorless, and predictable, with stereotyped characters. Remember, this one hit the big screen around the same time "Oh Brother" was released. One could easily be offended by Oh Brother's characterizations, but at least there was imaginative scripting to go along with the music.