Inherit the Wind
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.
Release Date:
1960-07-07
Runtime:
128 minutes
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Starring:
Spencer Tracy
as Henry Drummond
Fredric March
as Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
as E.K. Hornbeck
Dick York
as Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
as Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
as Judge Mel
Claude Akins
as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
as Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
as Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
as Mayor Jason Carter
Jimmy Boyd
as Howard
Noah Beery Jr.
as John Stebbins
Norman Fell
as WGN Radio Technician
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Gordon Polk
as George Sillers
Hope Summers
as Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
Ray Teal
as Jessie H. Dunlap
Renee Godfrey
as Mrs. Stebbins
Florence Eldridge
as Sarah Brady
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John Alban
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Leon Alton
as Townsman (uncredited)
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Don Anderson
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Townsman (uncredited)
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John Barton
as Townsman (uncredited)
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Brandon Beach
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
as Fundamentalist Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Brad Brown
as Courtroom Photographer (uncredited)
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Buck Bucko
as Townsman (uncredited)
George Calliga
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)