<P> Many of the scenes were filmed in Columbus, the movie's actual locale . The scenes of the Colorado County Courthouse, the downtown store and bus shots (to the west of the Courthouse, on Milam St .), the Tillman's house scenes (a block away from the Courthouse), and those of the Columbus Cemetery . A significant evening scene, in which late - working Deputy Slim and Judge Ewing walk away from the Courthouse towards the street, shows a notable Columbus building (now museum) across Spring Street, the historic 1886 Stafford - Miller House . Some of the downtown scenes show another notable Columbus building in the background, the 1886 Stafford Opera House (which is next to the Stafford - Miller House, both south of the Courthouse), especially the morning scenes in front of the real estate office . </P> <P> The last part of the "goodbye" scene, where Henry leaves deputy Slim, the sheriff, Georgette and Margaret Rose behind and takes off running, trips, then grabs onto the back of a flatbed truck, falls to the road, and is captured by Slim, was actually filmed in Wharton; at the (southern) beginning of Texas Farm to Market Road 102, (FM - 102). The isolated country rental house scenes where Henry, Georgette and Margaret Rose live together were filmed near Bay City, just inland of the Gulf coast, and south of Wharton and Columbus . </P> <P> The title song, with music composed by Elmer Bernstein and lyrics written by Ernie Sheldon, was performed by Glenn Yarbrough during the opening credits . Yarborough's recording reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Easy Listening chart . An instrumental version of the title song is used on some versions of film . </P> <P> As a side note, in one scene where McQueen sings at a bar with his rockabilly band, one of his bandmates (to Henry's right) is singer - songwriter Glen Campbell, who is uncredited in the film . </P>

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