William Brotherton recently played a disgruntled railroad worker in the movie “Heaven’s Fall” (Strata Productions), set in 1933 Alabama. Directed by Terry Green, the movie features Timothy Hutton, David Strathairn, LeeLee Sobieski, Azura Skye, James Tolkan, Bill Sage, Lew Temple and Bill Smitrovich.

The movie is about a group of young black men, known as the Scottsboro Boys, who meet two white prostitutes (Sobieski and Skye) while hopping freight trains during the Great Depression.

They are accused of rape when the train is stopped in Alabama, quickly convicted and then sentenced to death. Samuel Leibowitz, a renowned New York trial attorney (played by Timothy Hutton), comes to Alabama to retry the case after the Supreme Court throws out the conviction.

Ultimately, one of the prostitutes recants her earlier testimony and William’s character expresses his dissatisfaction with her in a surprising manner. The picture above is director Terry Green coaching William for the main scene.