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Cast
Spencer Tracy | As: Henry Drummond | |
Fredric March | As: Matthew Harrison Brady | |
Gene Kelly | As: E.K. Hornbeck | |
Dick York | As: Bertram T. Cates | |
Donna Anderson | As: Rachel Brown |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America! |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Spencer Tracy |
Henry Drummond |
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Fredric March |
Matthew Harrison Brady |
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Gene Kelly |
E.K. Hornbeck |
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Dick York |
Bertram T. Cates |
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Donna Anderson |
Rachel Brown |
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Harry Morgan |
Judge Mel |
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Claude Akins |
Rev. Jeremiah Brown |
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Elliott Reid |
Prosecutor Tom Davenport |
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Paul Hartman |
Bailiff Mort Meeker |
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Philip Coolidge |
Mayor Jason Carter |
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Jimmy Boyd |
Howard |
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Noah Beery Jr. |
John Stebbins |
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Norman Fell |
WGN Radio Technician |
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Hope Summers |
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman |
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Ray Teal |
Jessie H. Dunlap |
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Renee Godfrey |
Mrs. Stebbins |
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Florence Eldridge |
Sarah Brady |
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Leon Alton |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Frank Baker |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Buck Bucko |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Shep Houghton |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Hans Moebus |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Robert Robinson |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Eddie Baker |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Adolph Faylauer |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bob Perry |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Waclaw Rekwart |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Stephen Soldi |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Rudy Sooter |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Gail Bonney |
Fundamentalist Woman (uncredited) |
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Jack Daly |
Eskimo Pie Vendor in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Lester Dorr |
Dr. John (uncredited) |
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Donald Elson |
Bollinger (uncredited) |
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Colin Kenny |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Joe Ploski |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Scott Seaton |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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David Fresco |
Threatening Spectator (uncredited) |
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Stuart Hall |
Dr. Amos Keller (uncredited) |
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Joseph Hamilton |
Man Yelling at Brady Welcome (uncredited) |
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Earle Hodgins |
Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited) |
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Wendell Holmes |
Banker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited) |
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Thomas Martin |
Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Harp McGuire |
Harry Esterbrook (uncredited) |
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Robert Osterloh |
Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates (uncredited) |
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Leoda Richards |
Woman Diner (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart |
Juror (uncredited) |
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Charles Wagenheim |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
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Justice Watson |
Hillsboro Salesman (uncredited) |
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Will Wright |
Bible Salesman (uncredited) |
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Duke Fishman |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Dick Cherney |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Hank Mann |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Brandon Beach |
Townsman (uncredited) |
Directed By
Stanley Kramer |
Director |
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Ivan Volkman |
Assistant Director |
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Sam Freedle |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Nedrick Young |
Screenplay |
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Jerome Lawrence |
Writer |
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Harold Jacob Smith |
Screenplay |
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Robert E. Lee |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Stanley Kramer |
Producer |
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Clem Beauchamp |
Production Manager |
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James Lister |
Casting |
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Lynn Stalmaster |
Casting |
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Herman Shumlin |
Producer |
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Edited By
Frederic Knudtson |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Bud Westmore |
Makeup Artist |
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Joe King |
Costume Design |
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Larry Germain |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Ernest Gold |
Original Music Composer |
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Joe Lapis |
Sound Engineer |
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Walter Elliott |
Sound Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Morris Rosen |
Grip |
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Ernest Laszlo |
Director of Photography |
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Charles F. Wheeler |
Camera Operator |
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Lighting
Art Department
Rudolph Sternad |
Production Design |
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Other Crew
Anne P. Kramer |
Production Office Assistant |
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Art Cole |
Property Master |
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