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Actors: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Inherit the Wind |
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This 1960 Stanley Kramer film dramatizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," with Spencer Tracy playing a Clarence Darrow-like character, Fredric March comically tragic as the William Jennings Bryan stand-in, and Gene Kelly in a fine performance as the cynical fictional counterpart of reporter H.L. Mencken. Future TV personalities Dick York ("Bewitched") and Harry Morgan ("Dragnet") may be glimpsed among the supporting actors -- as the defendant and judge, respectively. The confrontation between Tracy and March in the witness stand takes dialogue straight from the Scopes trial transcripts. With evolution versus creationism continuing in controversy today, this remains a timely drama.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Inherit the Wind |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- liberal/lefty activism
- fighting for free speech/press
- religious issues
How much story is philosophy rather than plot?
- 3 (some)
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 40's-50's
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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