But some other gangster with more power started calling him “baby face” because of his youth and small stature. George Nelson was just 18 at that time, and already an established gangster. It was an immediate Number 1 song by Jan Garber and His Orchestra. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is quite correct that he hated the moniker of “Baby Face.” In 1926, Harry Akst and Benny Davis wrote it. George Nelson was quite an interesting guy - especially for a gangster and a psychopath. There are some interesting aspects of his story. I’m going to deal with three characters here, even though the governor isn’t supposed to be exactly the same character. (They think they are safe because they’ve been pardoned, but at this point it is completely established that the “sheriff” is Satan, “The law?! The law is a human institution.”) When the quartet reach the house, Satan is waiting for them, because Pete told them they were going there.And finally, Ulysses reunites with his wife who insists he go back to their old home and get her original wedding ring. Ulysses and Delmar discover that Pete is alive and back in prison.We see that night that Pete is about to be hanged, but then roles over on his comrades. The next day, the trio run into the Sirens, who turn Pete over to the authorities.One could take days 19 and 20 as just a montage and really only one day. We see them walking more and a brief scene of them at night with Ulysses telling them a story.Then, that night, we see them eating the pie. We see them take a pie that was cooling in a window (they leave payment for it, however). With all the money left to them by Nelson, the trio seem to forget all about the treasure.They spend the evening with him until he wanders away, leaving them with all the money. The trio are picked up by George (Baby Face) Nelson.Since they weren’t in the barn, they got away - Tommy separating from them. They sleep near a barn that night, and again the police and Satan show up. The trio pick up Tommy and make a recording.So let’s go through the film, although I know this is not going to be interesting to anyone who doesn’t know the film fairly well. After the young Hogwallop saves the trio from the police and Satan, Pete says that it is the 17th and that the location of the buried treasure will be turned into lake on the 21st. One part of the film that has really come to bother me has nothing to do with history. So I figured we’d look into these things. Plus, the character of Governor Menelaus “Pappy” O’Daniel is clearly based on the Texas governor Wilbert Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel. And it has two clear historical figures in Baby Face Nelson and Tommy Johnson. That’s certainly true, but it is a film that is firmly grounded in the Great Depression. The Coens have called it a cross between Homer and Ma and Pa Kettle. But the truth is, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is probably my favorite Coen Brothers film. As the title should suggest, this will be a silly article.