Inherit the Wind (1960)

10/12/1960 2h 8m

It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!

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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 Ages at Release

Spencer Tracy

as Henry Drummond

Born 04/02/1900

Died 06/10/1967, age

Fredric March

as Matthew Harrison Brady

Born 08/31/1897

Died 04/15/1975, age

Gene Kelly

as E.K. Hornbeck

Born 08/23/1912

Died 02/02/1996, age

Dick York

as Bertram T. Cates

Born 09/04/1928

Died 02/20/1992, age

Harry Morgan

as Judge Mel

Born 04/10/1915

Died 12/07/2011, age

Claude Akins

as Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Born 05/25/1926

Died 01/27/1994, age

Elliott Reid

as Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Born 01/16/1920

Died 06/21/2013, age

Noah Beery Jr.

as John Stebbins

Born 08/10/1913

Died 11/01/1994, age

Norman Fell

as WGN Radio Technician

Born 03/24/1924

Died 12/14/1998, age

Hank Mann

as Townsman (uncredited)

Born 05/27/1887

Died 11/25/1971, age

Will Wright

as Bible Salesman (uncredited)

Born 03/25/1894

Died 06/19/1962, age