
Inherit the Wind
It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
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.
Drama
Inherit the Wind
Rating
7.7/10
Release Date
1960-07-07
Runtime
128 minutes
Status
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
Videos
Production Companies
Stanley Kramer Productions

United Artists