Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Nov. 18, 1965

A young man, Bert Cates, is arrested in a small Bible Belt town for teaching the theory of Evolution in the public school. Two of the finest legal minds in the U.S. are called to the trial: Henry Drummond for the defense, and Matthew Harrison Brady for the prosecution. The trial proceeds on three levels, the guilt or innocence of Cates, the issue of the Bible vs. Darwin, and finally, the personal confrontation between Drummond and Brady.

Inherit the Wind

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Nov. 18, 1965

Inherit the Wind
A young man, Bert Cates, is arrested in a small Bible Belt town for teaching the theory of Evolution in the public school. Two of the finest legal minds in the U.S. are called to the trial: Henry Drummond for the defense, and Matthew Harrison Brady for the prosecution. The trial proceeds on three levels, the guilt or innocence of Cates, the issue of the Bible vs. Darwin, and finally, the personal confrontation between Drummond and Brady.
Producers NBC, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Original title Inherit the Wind
Directors George Schaefer
Writers Robert Hartung

Cast

Melvyn Douglas

as Henry Drummond

Ed Begley

as Matthew Harrison Brady

Diane Baker

as Rachel Brown

Murray Hamilton

as E.K. Hornbeck

John Randolph

as Rev. Brown

Adrienne King

as Melinda

Burt Brinckerhoff

as Bert Cates

Norman Wright

as Townsman

Robert Breen

as Elijah

Fred Burrell

as Davenport

Doug Chapin

as Howard

Beulah Garrick

as Mrs. McClain

Charles White

as Bollinger