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.
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.
Top 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
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