Henry Drummond
Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
Inherit the Wind
“It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!”
7.7
1960
2h 8m
Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Overview
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
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Cast
Matthew Harrison Brady
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
E.K. Hornbeck
Gene Kelly
E.K. Hornbeck
Bertram T. Cates
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Rachel Brown
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown
Judge Mel
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Mayor Jason Carter
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter
Howard
Jimmy Boyd
Howard
John Stebbins
Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins
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Clips (3)
Fanaticism and Ignorance
First Day In Court
The Arrest of Bertram Cates
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Brian Trenchard-Smith on Inherit The Wind
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