Customize Results:
Male Female

Weight in lbs.


Height
ft   in

Age



Inherit the Wind

[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]
Calorie Rating: 180
Released: 1960-07-07
Running Time: 128 Minutes
Budget: 2000000
Revenue 2000000
Studios: Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists,


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.

Director / Directors

Ivan Volkman
Assistant Director
Sam Freedle
Script Supervisor

Herman Shumlin
Stage Director
Leonard Kunody
Second Assistant Director


Cast

Spencer Tracy
Character: Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Character: Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
Character: E.K. Hornbeck

Dick York
Character: Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
Character: Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Character: Judge Mel

Claude Akins
Character: Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Character: Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Character: Bailiff Mort Meeker

Philip Coolidge
Character: Mayor Jason Carter
Jimmy Boyd
Character: Howard
Noah Beery Jr.
Character: John Stebbins

Norman Fell
Character: WGN Radio Technician
Gordon Polk
Character: George Sillers
Hope Summers
Character: Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman

Ray Teal
Character: Jessie H. Dunlap
Renee Godfrey
Character: Mrs. Stebbins
Florence Eldridge
Character: Sarah Brady

John Alban
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Don Ames
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Don Anderson
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

John Barton
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Character: Fundamentalist Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Brad Brown
Character: Courtroom Photographer (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

George Calliga
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Daly
Character: Eskimo Pie Vendor in Courtroom (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Character: Dr. John (uncredited)

George Dunn
Character: Banker / Critic at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Donald Elson
Character: Bollinger (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Duke Fishman
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
David Fresco
Character: Threatening Spectator (uncredited)

Kay Garrett
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Richard George
Character: Young Farmer Carrying Burning Effigy (uncredited)
Helen Gereghty
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Glick
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Character: Scientist (uncredited)
Signe Hack
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)

Stuart Hall
Character: Dr. Amos Keller (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton
Character: Man Yelling at Brady Welcome (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins
Character: Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Wendell Holmes
Character: Banker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Perk Lazelle
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Sandee Marriott
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Character: Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Harp McGuire
Character: Harry Esterbrook (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh
Character: Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates (uncredited)

Stephen Paylow
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Power
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

John Rice
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Character: Woman Diner (uncredited)

Robert Robinson
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Character: Bailiff (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Rudy Sooter
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Hal Taggart
Character: Juror (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
George Tracy
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim
Character: Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Justice Watson
Character: Hillsboro Salesman (uncredited)
Will Wright
Character: Bible Salesman (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Nedrick Young
Screenplay

Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Clem Beauchamp
Production Manager

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Rudolph Sternad
Production Design

Joe Lapis
Sound Engineer
Joe King
Costume Design

Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Walter Elliott
Sound Editor
Charles F. Wheeler
Camera Operator

Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Anne P. Kramer
Producer's Assistant

Martin Kashuk
Second Company Grip
Robert E. Lee
Theatre Play
Art Cole
Property Master

Jack Kirston
Assistant Property Master

William N. Clark
Assistant Camera
Jerome Lawrence
Theatre Play