Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
Release: 1960-07-07
·Runtime: 128m
·★ 7.7
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Stanley Kramer Productions
United Artists
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Spencer Tracy
as Henry Drummond
Donna Anderson
as Rachel Brown
Elliott Reid
as Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Ray Teal
as Jessie H. Dunlap
Adolph Faylauer
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Morgan
as Judge Mel
Eddie Baker
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
as Fundamentalist Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as Dr. John (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh
as Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates (uncredited)
Gene Kelly
as E.K. Hornbeck
Philip Coolidge
as Mayor Jason Carter
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Townsman (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
as Woman Diner (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Fredric March
as Matthew Harrison Brady
Norman Fell
as WGN Radio Technician
George Dunn
as Banker / Critic at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Addison Richards
as Townsman (uncredited)
Hope Summers
as Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
George Calliga
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Paul Hartman
as Bailiff Mort Meeker
Renee Godfrey
as Mrs. Stebbins
Florence Eldridge
as Sarah Brady
Donald Elson
as Bollinger (uncredited)
Wendell Holmes
as Banker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited)
Harp McGuire
as Harry Esterbrook (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
as Townsman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Claude Akins
as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Jimmy Boyd
as Howard
Hank Mann
as Townsman (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Noah Beery Jr.
as John Stebbins
Frank Baker
as Townsman (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
as Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
as Juror (uncredited)
Dick York
as Bertram T. Cates
Scott Seaton
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton
as Man Yelling at Brady Welcome (uncredited)
