His portrayal of Darrow/Drummond is spot-on and a joy to behold.
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Darrow exploited this conundrum at the real trial in 1925, and his film counterpart Drummond employs the same argument against Bryan’s doppelganger Brady.Ĭlarence Darrow is played by the renowned American actor Spencer Tracy who won two best actor Oscars (in a row). He was a bible literalist, but not a typical “young-earth creationist.” He believed the earth could be of ambiguous age based on the fact that the sun was not present until the fourth day of creation. In the film, he is depicted as somewhat more of a buffoon than was the three time candidate for president whose “Cross of Gold” speech is still celebrated for its power and elegance. William Jennings Bryan (not Bryant, as has been offered by other reviewers) was one of the greatest orators of his era. This is evidenced immediately by the fact that the two titans that battle it out are given different names: Darrow becomes “Drummond,” and Bryan becomes “Brady.” For the original screenplay, Lawrence and Lee as much as insist that the year is not 1925 for the purpose of evoking universality.
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They, and director Stanley Kramer (Judgment at Nuremberg), took liberties with the story to present a concise, exciting court room drama that still packs a wallop today, 50 years hence.
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Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee’s famous play 'Inherit the Wind' is not a screed about the evils of religion or Christianity, but an allegory for the dangers of McCarthyism.
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'Inherit the Wind' became a movie in 1960- 35 later, but with Scopes still alive to view and comment on the film to wit: “Of c ourse it altered the facts of the real trial.” John Scopes was convicted of teaching evolution in direct violation of Tennessee’s Butler Act. Legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow would battle the “Great Commoner” William Jennings Bryan in the first trial ever to be carried over the radio. Dozens of hours of grueling proceedings were withstood by many onlookers in the hugely anticipated show trial. The famous “Scopes Monkey Trial” took place in Dayton, Tennessee during a very hot July in 1925. And getting the point in 90 minutes or so, can be a challenge. If they want to depict truth (or facts) they may, but that’s not always the point.