Story
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.
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Cast
Spencer Tracy as Henry DrummondFredric March as Matthew Harrison BradyGene Kelly as E.K. HornbeckDick York as Bertram T. CatesDonna Anderson as Rachel BrownHarry Morgan as Judge MelClaude Akins as Rev. Jeremiah BrownElliott Reid as Prosecutor Tom DavenportPaul Hartman as Bailiff Mort MeekerPhilip Coolidge as Mayor Jason Carter
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