Winterset (1936)

Academy Awards, USA 1937

Nominated Oscar	Best Art Direction Perry Ferguson
	Best Music, Score Nathaniel Shilkret (head of department) Score by Nathaniel Shilkret.

RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Alfred Santell
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
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Political activist John Carradine is framed and executed for murder. Years later his grown son, Burgess Meridith in his first role, travels to NYC to find a witness who can prove his father innocent. He meets the judge haunted by the thought of a wrong conviction and living in a daze on the streets of the city. He also meets the real killer, who is determined to eliminate anyone that can still point the finger at him. A tendency towards overly grandiose language, especially considering the characters, can be traced to its theatrical origins, but still a well acted drama with a memorable finale.