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
July 7, 1960Runtime
128 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Stanley Kramer, Ivan Volkman, Sam FreedleWritten by
Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. LeeScreenplay by
Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob SmithLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
E.K. Hornbeck
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter
Jimmy Boyd
Howard
Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins
Norman Fell
WGN Radio Technician
Hope Summers
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
Ray Teal
Jessie H. Dunlap
Renee Godfrey
Mrs. Stebbins
Florence Eldridge
Sarah Brady
Shep Houghton
Townsman (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Fundamentalist Woman (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Dr. John (uncredited)
Donald Elson
Bollinger (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton
Man Yelling at Brady Welcome (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
Wendell Holmes
Banker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited)
Harp McGuire
Harry Esterbrook (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh
Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Woman Diner (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Juror (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Will Wright
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Townsman (uncredited)Images
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