Tommy Johnson (played by Chris Thomas King) is clearly modelled on blues singer Robert Johnson (composer of 'Dead Shrimp Blues') who died at that fateful age of 27 - there was a story that he'd sold his soul to the devil... Actually, I now read that Robert wrote a song about that legend, featuring Tommy Johnson, and is wrongly attributed as being the same person.
The moment the waters come, and that audacious edit to underwater, one of many exceptional moments.
Very funny, absolutely beautifully photographed:
The film playing in the cinema is 1933 Laughter in the Air.
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