Trivia / The Backwater Gospel

• Actor Allusion: At one point the Minister calls the Tramp a "Son of Perdition." The Tramp's voice actor, Zebulon Whately, is in the band Sons of Perdition, which created the soundtrack.
• Celebrity Voice Actor: While it is a Minimalist Cast, there's Lucien Dodge as the Minister and Laura Post as some random townswoman.
• Playing Against Type: The aforementioned Lucien Dodge, who is often typecasted as boys and young men in heroic or protagonist roles, is casted in this short as an elderly villain.