# Can you identify this movie?

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**Created:** [November 22, 1999, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-movie/11377 "1999-11-22T00:11:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 22, 1999, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-movie/11377/1 "1999-11-22T00:11:00Z")

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I saw a clip of a B/W movie, and the only scene that I can remember is some (black) porters in a train car singing a song with some lyrics like “Come on, children, hustle down the road,” and “It’s the early bird that catches the worm.”

They are singing to a white couple in the car.

Any ideas???

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**Post date:** [November 22, 1999, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-movie/11377/2 "1999-11-22T04:42:00Z")

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No, but I’m betting we can rule out Spike Lee.