Inherit the Wind

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

Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
E.K. Hornbeck
Dick York
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter
Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Boyd
Howard
Noah Beery Jr.
Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins

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