Inherit the Wind Edit

A commission as honorary colonel in the state militia!

A couple of million years. Maybe longer.

A few ignorance bushes, perhaps, but no tree of knowledge.

A fine biblical scholar, Bishop Ussher,

A giant once lived in that body.

A law saying only Darwin could be taught in school.

A monkey who tried to fly.

A religious man. Do you work at it hard?

A silent butler in the service of your school board.

A southpaw, huh? Still honour your father and your mother?

A specious or false premise.

A victory here would be a monument to God that would last 1,000 years.

A young man who has spoken out against the revealed word.

Ablaze in the uniform of a military colonel,

According to Mr. Cates, you and I aren't even descended from American monkeys.

According to your professor?

Accounts, cheques, balances.

After all these years we find ourselves on the opposite side of an issue.

Age upon age, men have looked to the law as they would to the mountains.

Agnostic scientists!

Ah, here it is.

Ah, you got a present for Bert, huh?

Ah.

Ah.

Aha!

All are invited.

All glitter. You say you're giving the people hope.

All I wanna do is teach my students that man wasn't planted here like a geranium.

All motion is relative, Matt. Maybe it's you who have moved away by standing still.

All of you know what I stand for, what I believe.

All right, I'll ask him a question.

All right, let's face it. You chose to get into this by yourself.

All right.

All right. Forget it.

All right. Go ahead.

All shine and no substance.

All this fuss and feathers about evolution, do you think it hurt you any?

Along with the dogs.

Amen!

Amen!

Amen!

An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.

And a new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit put within you.

And all the blinds'll go up, all the doors'll open,

And all these holy people got themselves begat through original sin?

And as the young wolf turns upon the old, these innocent ones,

And belching platitudes since his arrival here two days ago.

And dwelt in the Land of Nod, on the east of Eden."

And endure Mr. Drummond's sneering and his disrespect.

And everything he says and does must be wrong.

And everything revolves around their terra firma.

And go back to Chicago, where it's a nice cool 100 in the shade.

And he blessed them all.

And he might even be a scientist when he grew up.

And he pronounced them good.

And he said "it is not good. It is not enough. It is not finished!"

And he used to come over and look through Bert's microscope.

And here, here in this courtroom,

And here, here in this courtroom...

And his eye was dark and a scowl lay across his face.

And holy holies and hosannas.

And I do lovable things for which they hate me.

And I exercise that power.

And I have tried to live according to its precepts.

And I may want my son to go to Yale.

And I object to all this "Colonel Brady" talk.

And I refuse to allow these agnostic scientists

And I warn you that a wicked law, like cholera, destroys everyone it touches.

And I will give you a heart of flesh.

And I will sprinkle clean water upon you and you shall be clean.

And I will tear out the stony heart of flesh,

And I'll think the way you want me to think."

And if I didn't hang on to the mattress, I'd fall out into the sky.

And if that's not enough, there's one more.

And intelligence to the human mind.

And it broke. Split in two. The wood was rotten.

And it is in danger in the proceedings of this courtroom.

And make both do what he pleases.

And make it a crime to teach it in public schools,

And on the fourth day the sun, the moon and the stars,

And one of the most brilliant minds in the world. Any objection?

And our land will become a land of Sodom and Gomorrah,

And professor of geology and archaeology.

And Protestant against Protestant,

And Salah begat Eber."

And she was gold all over with purple spots.

And so he must be right in everything he says and does.

And so on and so on and so on.

And soon you may ban books and newspapers.

And soon, Your Honour, with banners flying and with drums beating,

And that's how I feel about that demonstration I saw tonight, Matt.

And the advance of man's knowledge is a greater miracle

And the air with fowl and made he the great whale.

And the cattle in the fields.

And the earth, shrivelled to a cinder, crashed into the sun.

And the evening and the morning were the first day.

And the evening and the morning were the second day.

And the legislature of this sovereign state has had the wisdom to demand

And the Lord said "Let there be light."

And the Lord said "Thou art good."

And the most agile legal mind of the 20th century, Henry Drummond.

And then you may turn Catholic against Protestant,

And then...

And there was light.

And there was nobody there to catch him. Not even you.

And they gotta eat.

And they'll topple it the minute they find a flaw in it.

And this community is an insult to the world.

And to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.

And tomorrow you may make it a crime to read about it?

And try to foist your own religion upon the mind of man.

And watched him carry the burdens of people like you.

And we are all anxious to hear them, sir.

And we hope you do right by him.

And we, as children of God, should forgive each other.

And what are their rewards? Confusion and self destruction.

And whatever happened to that skinny black tie you used to wear?

And when the sun hit her stirrups she was a dazzling sight to behold.

And which lived here millions of years ago when these mountain were underwater.

And with all the forces of right and righteousness marshalled behind him.

And you reporters have just one more minute on those telephones.

And you'll never be lonely ever again.

And your writing, sir.

Any hotter than it is right now, do you think?

Any objection, Colonel Brady?

Any remarks leading up to the contempt citation I regret.

Any testimony relating to his so called infringement of the law must be admitted.

Any time, Colonel Drummond. Any time.

Are these pretty important people?

Are you an evolutionist, an infidel, a sinner?

Are you aware that the great big universities throughout the country

Are you looking for a nice clean place to stay?

As a husband or even as a presidential candidate.

As a matter of fact, it says a great fish.

As a platform from which they can shout their heresies into the headlines.

As an expert, do you tell me that's as right as the Jonah business?

As described in the beautiful Book of Genesis?

As long as the prerequisite for that shining

As mayor of Hillsboro may I say that this municipality

As mayor, I stand to uphold the laws of this community,

As recorded in the Book of Genesis, could have been a day of indeterminate length?

As soon as the jury returns, we'll broadcast the verdict.

As they would look to the mountains whence cometh our strength.

As thou did thine enemies of old in the days of the Pharaohs.

As to scientific knowledge or the Darwinian theory.

As you know, for all last night and today

Ask Adam.

Ask him if his faith in the Holy Scriptures has been shattered.

At 9am.

At the funeral, Pa preached that Tommy didn't die in a state of grace

Atheistic filth into the ears of our people?

Attend the same church.

Baby.

Backward!

Bail is fixed at $2,000.

Because fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding.

Because he believes in the Bible?

Because his father wouldn't allow him to be baptised.

Because I know that the sunrise is an optical illusion.

Because I love God and I hate his enemies.

Because Mr. Brady now frightens us with a fable?

Because you have betrayed me and your faith.

Because your decisions were honest. You never sacrificed your principles to win.

Bert and I don't live on top of the world.

Bert Cates left the church?

Bert didn't say that. He was just bitter because of the little Stebbins boy.

Bert said the boy had a bright mind

Bert,

Bert, do you wish to make any statement before sentence is passed?

Bert, I've gone to my father's church every Sunday as long as I can remember.

Bert, you're charged with violation of public act 31428,

Bert.

Bertram Cates has been found guilty. The law has been satisfied.

Bertram Cates has no intention of paying this or any other fine.

Bertram Cates is found guilty as charged.

Bertram Cates, defendant in one of the greatest ethical contests known to us,

Bertram Cates, I hereby place you under arrest.

Bertram Cates, this court has found you guilty of violating public act volume 37,

Bertram T Cates?

Besides, there are damn few words that anybody understands.

Bible? Bible?

Blue feather?

Break him. Make him a private.

Brother, let us pray.

Bully for you.

But all you have to do is to knock on any door and say:

But Colonel Drummond's point of procedure is well taken.

But for this insight and for this knowledge,

But I guess one's pretty much the same as the other.

But I never doubted you, Matt.

But I was always more afraid of you than of falling.

But I would have voted for him for king just to have you for queen.

But if the full penalty of the law is meted out to Bertram Cates,

But if the interests of right and justice will be served, I will take the stand.

But it had to happen, according to natural law.

But it is not the only book.

But it is one of the peculiar imbecilities of our time

But it is possible to be overzealous,

But it's against the law. A schoolteacher's a public servant.

But Matt Brady got lost because he looked for God too high up and too far away.

But mine was real. I turned to your husband for help.

But now are we to forgo all this progress

But our business in Hillsboro is completed.

But she was a week's wages for my father.

But the ape devolved from man.

But the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline."

But the body of it. Correct?

But the prosecution takes exception.

But they do not relate to this point of law.

But they were driven to it because their faith was challenged.

But truth has meaning, as a direction.

But we can't close our eyes to all progress, everything which represents...

But what Mr. Charles Darwin was trying to tell us...

But what repercussions of what happened will be known only to the future.

But what would they teach them, these idolaters?

But you haven't won your halo yet.

But your client is wrong. He is deluded. He has lost his way.

But your professor's mixed up on his dates.

But, as for me, I won't invest in antiquity.

But, Colonel Brady...

But, Matt, every man has to build his own monument.

But, since there has been no previous violation of this statute,

But, uh... Uh, did, uh...

But... on the morning of the sixth day the Lord rose,

By authority of, uh...

By the normal biological function known as sex?

By the size of that meal you packed away, I'd say you hadn't changed in 40 years.

Call Miss Rachel Brown to the stand.

Can I quote you in the obituary?

Can we continue, Colonel Brady?

Can you prove legal authorisation to make such a commitment for your employer?

Can't you understand that if you take a law like evolution

Cates climbed to the top of the totem pole but then he jumped.

Cates, you sinner!

Cates?

Cell...

Charles Darwin's Theory Of The Evolution And The Descent Of Man.

Clearly label the product they attempt to sell.

Colonel Brady was called as an authority on the Bible.

Colonel Brady, Colonel Drummond, you will examine the next venireman.

Colonel Drummond, the bench rules that zoology is irrelevant to the case.

Colonel Drummond, the right to think is not on trial here.

Colonel Drummond, will you please rephrase your question?

Colonel Drummond. What reasons can you possibly have?

Come off it, Sam. You've known me all my life.

Come on in. Come on.

Come on, you sit down.

Come on.

Continents toppled over one another, mountains flew into space,

Correct.

Corrupted and despairing of salvation, will turn upon their fathers,

Could have been a month. Could have been a year, 100 years.

Could you stand that, Rachel?

Couldn't have been Christmas. It must have been my birthday.

Counsel uses a word with which the bench is not familiar.

Court is adjourned until ten o'clock tomorrow morning.

Court will reconvene in the case of the State versus Bertram Cates.

Courtesy of Matthew Harrison Brady.

Cynical. True, true. That's part of my fascination.

Darwin took us forward to a hilltop,

Darwin's theory tells us that man evolved from a lower order of animals.

Describe to the court your innermost feelings when Bert Cates said to you:

Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth,

Did it affect your pitching arm?

Did Mr. Cates ever make any reference to God?

Did Mr. Cates leave the church?

Did you believe everything Mr. Cates told you?

Did you hear that, my friends?

Did you know about this?

Did Your Honour say one hundred dollars?

Do I finish with a paper medal on my chest?

Do we call down hellfire on the man who has sinned against the Word?

Do you believe in Bertram Cates?

Do you believe in the Bible, Mr. Dunlap?

Do you ever think about things that you do think about?

Do you figure that makes the telephone an instrument of the devil?

Do you have any personal opinions with regard to the defendant

Do you know that at the top of the world, twilight is six months long?

Do you remember those warm dark nights down by the river bank?

Do you think a man should have the same privilege as a sponge?

Do you think a sponge thinks?

Do you think so, or don't you believe the earth moves round the sun?

Do you want every word he's put into her mouth to go into the record?

Do you want to run the jury through a meat grinder so they're all the same?

Does Mr. Drummond refuse this man a place on the jury

Does right have no meaning to you, sir?

Does the defence have any objection to Colonel Brady's motion?

Does the prosecution wish to call any further witnesses?

Does Your Honour deny the existence of zoology, geology and archaeology?

Don't plague her. Let her go.

Don't tie my hands, son.

Don't worry, I'm not the serpent. This isn't from the tree of knowledge.

Don't worry, Mother. We need strength for the fight ahead.

Don't you know the future's already obsolete?

Don't you see what's happening?

Don't you see? Bert thought it wasn't fair that a little child couldn't go to heaven.

Dr Page tells me this rock is at least ten million years old.

Drummond and I have worked side by side in many battles for the common folk.

Drummond, do you have any objection

Drummond, why don't you give your ulcers a break and go home?

Due to the excessive heat, court is adjourned until ten tomorrow morning.

Eskimo pies, sweet as honey. Here's where you bring your money.

Eskimo pies! Five cents, Eskimo pies.

Eskimo pies.

Even the simple sponge is more durable. Or does a sponge think?

Every man has a dream. What do you dream about?

Everybody rise. Hear ye, hear ye!

Everyone within the sound of this boy's voice,

Everything in the Bible should be accepted exactly as it is given there.

Everything is grist for your mill, isn't it?

Evolutionists and the life beyond hold no...

Excuse me.

Extend the testaments. Let us have a Book of Brady.

Fail to grasp this simple fact.

Faith of our fathers, holy faith, we will be true to thee...

Fellow citizens and friends of the unseen audience,

First Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, Second Kings,

Follow me and I shall point out the unplumbed and plumbingless depths.

For as sure as the good Lord cast out Satan from heavenly glory,

For he is pleading the prosecution's case by his contempt for all that is holy.

For I intend to show this court that what Bertram Cates spoke quietly

For our science lesson for today,

For the time being, the witness is excused.

Friends,

From all your filthiness and from your idols will I cleanse you.

From dumping a lot of medieval nonsense into the United States Constitution.

From the filth and muck below.

From the first Wiggly protozoa here in the sea, to the ape, and finally to man.

From the hallowed hills of sacred Sinai in the days of antiquity came a law

From the hallowed hills of sacred Sinai in the days of antiquity came the law

From time remembered, wherever man's body has known hunger and oppression,

From what you've heard, is he the kind of man you'd invite for Sunday dinner?

From where we could see the way from which we came.

Funny how two people can start from the same point and drift apart.

Gentlemen of the jury, have you reached a verdict?

Gentlemen, progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it.

Gentlemen, you are both out of order.

George Sillers.

George Sillers. I work at the feed store.

Get a doctor!

Get me the Baltimore Herald.

Get rid of this.

Give her these pills tomorrow and keep her in bed.

Glad you asked me that. I brought these along special.

Go ahead, Henry. I said grace for you too.

Go on.

God bless you, Matthew Harrison Brady.

God has no wrath for the innocent, my dear.

God may be a matter of indifference to the

God speaks to Brady and Brady tells the world!

God speaks to you? He tells you what is right and wrong? You act accordingly?

God tells Brady what is good.

Golden Dancer had a bright red mane, blue eyes,

Good day, young gentlemen, and thank you. Sarah.

Good for you. Good for you.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

Good morning, visitors.

Good. I call one of the world's foremost experts on the Bible and its teachings.

Goodbye, Henry.

Got no opinion, sir. Opinions are bad for business.

Grandpa. Welcome to Hillsboro, sir.

Granted. Court fixes bond at $200.

Grrr!

Guest, hell! I'm a lawyer in a courtroom!

Had the audacity to think that God might whisper to him,

Hallelujah, brother.

Has alternately been stuffing himself with fried chicken

Has determined for us the exact date and hour of the Creation.

Has the accused anything to say in his defence?

Has unloosed a wicked attack from the big cities of the North.

Has vested in me the authority to confer upon you

Have you come to testify for the prosecution or the defence?

Have you ever heard of a fella called Charles Darwin?

Have you pondered what would happen to the earth if the sun stood still?

He bought some peat marsh from me one time. He paid his bill.

He can change it, cancel it, as he pleases.

He confuses material things with the spiritual value of the revealed word.

He couldn't reach them, and he decided they were groceries of a bigger creature.

He cried enough for himself during his lifetime.

He damned me. My own father damned me to hell.

He didn't, but we should have.

He doesn't have a blue feather in his hat, that's all.

He encouraged me to open up my heart to him and then he twisted my words.

He flooded the nation like a one man Mississippi.

He has been taught that he wriggled up like an animal

He has considerably more equity in it than that.

He has nothing to offer you but sin. I told you that from the beginning.

He is submitting evidence to a jury. There are no ladies on the jury.

He is trying to make us forget the lawbreaker and put the law on trial.

He is well known to have ridden hobbyhorses before.

He said first the earth was too hot for any kind of life.

He said man created a vengeful God out of his own bigotry, and the devil...

He should do what the law and the school board want him to.

He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon.

He tricked me. Why? Why did he do it?

He used to say that when we were together.

He wants to destroy everybody's belief in the Bible and in God.

He was made honorary colonel in our state militia the day he arrived.

He was one of Bert's students. He lived right next door to the boarding house,

He went to the river with the other boys and went swimming.

He wishes to think.

He would rob them of their creator and their hope of heaven.

He... He got a cramp... and drowned.

He's always done it. He did it to Bert and the little Stebbins boy.

He's faced with fine and imprisonment because he speaks what he thinks.

He's just a human being and he makes mistakes.

He's the only man I know who can strut sitting down.

Hearken to the Word!

Hearken to the Word.

Heaven has chosen us to light the road back to the shepherd, back to the fold.

Hello, Colonel.

Henry Drummond has stalked the courtrooms of this land for 40 years.

Henry Drummond, atheist!

Henry, I'd like for you to meet some of the people of Hillsboro. Mr. Carter, the mayor.

Henry, why don't you wake up? Darwin was wrong.

Henry! Henry Drummond!

Here in this courtroom. Oh, no. No.

Here, sit with me. He'll be busy for a while.

Hillsboro, heavenly Hillsboro, the buckle on the Bible Belt.

His book.

Hm.

Hm.

Hmm.

Hooligans of the world unite!

Hornbeck. EK Hornbeck. Baltimore Herald.

Hot dogs. Here you are. Get your red hot.

How are you, Reverend? Will you stand here at my side? Thank you.

How are you, Sarah? How are you?

How are you?

How can they judge if they don't know what it's about?

How can you be so cocksure that the body of scientific knowledge

How do you account for the unfortunate comment that your crusade has aroused?

How do you know God didn't spake to Charles Darwin?

How do you know how long it was?

How do you know?

How do you write an obituary for a man who's been dead 3O years?

How long did this take, according to Mr. Cates?

How long since you sold a pound of grits to some smart aleck from New York?

How old do you think this rock is?

Howard, do you know... Do you understand what I'm talking about?

I am more interested in the rock of ages than I am in the age of rocks.

I am not familiar with Mr. Brady's military record.

I am not interested in the pagan hypotheses of that book.

I am simply trying to prevent the clock stoppers

I am sure that everyone on the jury,

I am trying to establish that Howard or Colonel Brady or Charles Darwin

I ask her to forgive you and to forgive me.

I ask the court to remind the learned counsel he is not in a chautauqua tent.

I believe he has a suggestion to make.

I believe in a God who can make a whale and who can make a man,

I believe in my husband. What do you believe in?

I believe in the holy word of God. And I believe in Matthew Harrison Brady.

I believe in the truth of the Book of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,

I believe in those principles. I accept Colonel Drummond's apology.

I believe that concludes the business of this trial. I declare this court adjourn...

I believe that Hillsboro... Pardon me.

I believe the witness should be excused.

I believe we can desist with the taking of photographs for the time being.

I believe we should welcome Henry Drummond.

I bought these in Peabody's general store,

I call Dr Allen Page, deacon of the Congregational Church,

I call Walter Aaronson, anthropologist, philosopher, author,

I came to tell boy Socrates here

I can make affirmation. I've no objection to swearing to God.

I can only wish for one thing:

I can't remember.

I can't stand it when they laugh at me.

I cannot imagine the world without Matthew Harrison Brady.

I demand to know the purpose of Mr. Drummond's examination.

I didn't come to make Hillsboro different. I came to defend his right to be different.

I didn't mean to hurt her.

I do hateful things for which people love me,

I do not have the eloquence of some of the men you've heard in the last few days.

I do not question or scoff at the miracles of the Lord as do ye of little faith.

I do not think the dignity of this court will suffer

I do.

I don't believe it. I watched you in court. You seemed to enjoy it as much as ever.

I don't hardly know the man.

I don't know if the dignity of this court can be upheld with these galluses.

I don't know what the point is any more.

I don't know whose idea it was to hang up a shingle spelling "horse and buggy",

I don't know. I am a man, not a sponge.

I don't know. I don't know why he did it.

I don't like that fella. Oh!

I don't see anything funny in this, Mr. Hornbeck.

I don't suppose you have committed to memory The Origin Of The Species.

I don't think your scientists have improved it any.

I don't understand.

I fail to grasp the learned counsel's meaning.

I feel no animosity toward learned counsel from Chicago.

I feel that...

I found myself in bed today, in the middle of the day.

I guess it must have been. Mr. Cates read it to us from a book.

I had a nice clean place to stay, madam, and I left it to come here.

I have been to their cities and I have seen the altars

I have come here because what has happened in your town

I have established that Mr. Sillers is not working very hard at religion.

I have no serious objection to the honorary title of Private Brady.

I have reason to be. I have messages of encouragement from...

I heard you say that the world used to get pretty hot.

I hereby appoint you a temporary honorary colonel in the state militia.

I hereby declare this court is adjourned sine die.

I hold that the very law we are here to enforce excludes such testimony.

I hope counsel does not mean to imply that this court is bigoted.

I hope you gentlemen madam will not be influenced by this same negative bias.

I jumped into the saddle and I started to rock.

I kept begging him to let me go.

I know because God tells me to oppose the evil teachings of that man.

I know it's the great zeal of your faith which makes you utter this prayer,

I know what Bert is going through. It's the loneliest feeling in the world.

I know. The Bible gives a fine account of the Flood.

I left my father.

I like the sound of that.

I love him, Pa. I love him.

I may be rancid butter, but I'm on your side of the bread.

I mean did they begat in much the same way as folks get themselves begat today?

I mean to state that it is not necessarily a 24 hour day.

I messed things up pretty badly for us, didn't I?

I must tell you that right has no meaning for me whatsoever.

I never dreamed our ideas would separate us.

I object to that.

I object to the defence attorney rejecting a worthy citizen

I object to the note of levity which the counsel for the defence is introducing.

I object to this, Your Honour.

I object, I object, I object!

I only wish it were under different circumstances.

I order you to show 'cause tomorrow morning at ten o'clock

I protest! This is not only irrelevant, immaterial, it is illegal!

I read your article yesterday. Very biased reporting, I must say.

I realise Your Honour is trying to be fair.

I saw a demonstration of that faith. It's a deadly instrument.

I say that if this law is not upheld, this boy will become one of a generation

I say that these Bible haters, these evolutionists are brewers of poison.

I say that you cannot administer a wicked law impartially.

I say to hell with it.

I see no reason why Colonel Drummond should not continue as defence counsel.

I seen him once. At a chautauqua meeting in Chattanooga.

I shall speak out, as I have all my life,

I should have done this in the beginning. I want...

I should like to add that in the spirit of forgiveness

I should like to read into the record a few short remarks.

I should like to withdraw my withdrawal and continue as counsel for Cates.

I suppose you can quote me chapter and verse in the King James Version.

I suppose you have something better to suggest.

I sure am glad the colonel didn't make a speech.

I take it you will tell the truth.

I taught my pupils that Matthew Harrison Brady was a great man.

I tell you, if man believes he is descended from the beasts, he must remain a beast.

I thank you.

I thank you. Your contributions will be gratefully received.

I think every man longs to be his brother's keeper and to be cared for in return.

I think my client has already been found guilty.

I think the right to think is very much on trial here.

I thought I made myself plain. I'm not gonna warn you again...

I tried to open their kids' minds. Their kids.

I trust it was in three separate elections.

I used to say to myself "If I had Golden Dancer I'd have everything I ever wanted."

I voted for him for president. Twice.

I waited supper for you. It's on the table.

I wanna tell you we're just plain folk down here.

I wanna warn the spectators that the court will not tolerate any undue disturbance.

I want my bank holding credit with New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois.

I want those amens in the record.

I wanted to run to you to have you tell me that I was safe,

I was a schoolteacher.

I was about seven years old at the time and a great judge of rocking horses.

I was asleep, but...

I was dreaming I was in the witness chair, chained to it.

I wasn't old enough to vote for him the first time he run, but my pa did.

I will continue in the future, as I have in the past,

I wish I could describe the tension in this courtroom today.

I wish I had your worm's eye view of history. It would make things a lot easier.

I wish to enquire what possible relevance

I woke in the morning and there was Golden Dancer at the foot of my bed.

I wrote to that newspaper in Baltimore. They're sending somebody.

I'd like to call Dr Amos Keller, the head of Zoology at the University of Chicago.

I'd rather have a heathen laughing at me than have my sons laughing at my Bible.

I'd wake up in the middle of the night afraid of the dark,

I'll make them listen. Where's my speech? I'll make them understand.

I'll put up my farm for Mr. Drummond.

I'm admired for my detestability.

I'm as religious as the next fella.

I'm defending the 40 years I've lived with this man

I'm glad your mother isn't here to see what's become of you.

I'm just glad you're here.

I'm just working at the feed store.

I'm not betraying anybody.

I'm not leaving Bert.

I'm not sure. I gotta think about it.

I'm not your child any longer, Mr. Brady.

I'm pretty busy down at the feed store. My wife tends the religion for both of us.

I'm sorry.

I'm sure everyone will wish to remain after we adjourn to hear your address.

I'm sure the governor won't object.

I'm telling you we've gone too far.

I'm very sorry for any remarks that were made in the heat of the moment.

I've been a lawyer long enough to know there are no total victories.

I've been convicted of violating an unjust law.

I've been on the phone with the lieutenant governor all morning.

I've never known the defence to call the prosecuting attorney as a witness.

I've seen what you can do to a jury. Twist them.

If Bertram Cates were on trial for murder,

If counsel can advance the case for the defendant

If everybody had your driving curiosity.

If he could do such an evil thing, then he must be an evil man.

If he's been wrong, at least he stood for something. What do you stand for?

If he's examining Colonel Brady on the Bible, let him stick to the Bible

If I could just explain it clearly, then you'd understand. Mr. Brady, please...

If in the beginning there were Cain and Abel and Adam and Eve,

If it hadn't been for you fighting to give them all that suffrage.

If it hadn't been for you supporting him and being his secretary of state.

If it were one single dollar he would not pay it.

If Joshua stopped the sun in the sky,

If not, I sentence you to life as a public servant,

If progress means abandoning God, abandoning the faith of our fathers...

If St George had killed a dragonfly instead of a dragon, who would remember him?

If that sweet child came home from school and told you a godless teacher...

If that's the case, tell me and I'll pack my bag

If the enemy sends his Goliath into battle, it magnifies our 'cause.

If the Lord wishes a sponge to think, it thinks.

If we remove a few superfluous outer garments.

If you can do one you can do the other,

If you do, it becomes your monument, not theirs.

If you find an evolutionist in this town, you can refuse him.

If you had a son, or a daughter, what would you think

If you say them out loud, you'll make them sound like answers.

If, as they say, the sun stood still,

Imagine, Matthew Harrison Brady coming here.

In a basic fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible.

In a child's power to master the multiplication table

In a way you are. You killed one of their fairy tale notions.

In all this talk of bugs and evolution, of slime and ooze,

In conclusion, the governor of our glorious state

In exact minutes, degrees and seconds.

In Hillsboro, sir, that means a great deal.

In other words, all of these folks were conceived and brought forth

In spite of dungeon, fire and sword...

In the beginning the earth was without form and void,

In the Endicott case you made the jury believe the obscenity was in their mind.

In the meanwhile, I order that you be held in custody of the bailiff.

In this community, and in this sovereign state, exactly the opposite is the case.

In this instance as to the murder of known or unknown persons.

In view of my position, I hardly think it ethical to express my opinion.

In what spirit is this question asked?

In your home town, Mr. Brady, Weeping Water, Nebraska.

Into the experiences that sometimes will lead a young man astray.

Is in any way irreconcilable with the Book of Genesis?

Is it possible that something is holy to the celebrated agnostic?

Is moved by his tragic confusion.

Is Mr. Drummond saying that this expression of an honest emotion

Is proud to have within its city limits

Is that Eastern Standard Time?

Is the counsel for the defence

Is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel...

Isn't it possible that it could have been 25 hours?

Isn't there anything? What touches you? What warms you?

It calls up a picture of the prosecution astride a white horse

It constantly amazes me that you apostles of science, for all your supposed wisdom,

It could have been 3O hours. Could have been a week.

It frightens me to think of the state of learning in the world

It has been called to my attention

It is considered original sin.

It is good enough for Brady...

It is good enough for Brady...

It is incontrovertible as geometry to any enlightened community of minds.

It is not boastful to say that I have studied the Bible as much as any layman,

It is not every day that a man attains the position of temporary honorary colonel.

It is not merely to prosecute a lawbreaker,

It is true, then, that because of what happened to the Stebbins boy,

It is unlawful to withhold pertinent information.

It isn't enough that everybody has to pass under a sign that says "Read Your Bible".

It occurred in the year 4004 BC.

It ought to be worth that much.

It sounds more convincing coming from you.

It the revealed word of the Almighty God, spake to the men who wrote the Bible.

It was immoral what you did to the jury. Judgement by confusion.

It was Proverbs, wasn't it?

It was two summers ago. The little Stebbins boy was 13 years old.

It wasn't Daylight Saving Time, the Lord didn't make the sun until the fourth day.

It wasn't God he abandoned, only the church.

It wasn't his fault.

It wasn't your fault. Brady can twist things...

It wouldn't be the same.

It'll be bigger than the chautauqua at Chattanooga.

It'll be the people themselves who will speak.

It's all right, baby. It's all right.

It's back in the shoe.

It's four, Colonel Drummond.

It's his church or our house. You can't live in both.

It's like walking down an empty street listening to your own footsteps.

It's not an opinion. It's a fact, which the bishop arrived at through computation

It's not as simple as all that. Good or bad, black or white, day or night.

It's sad we don't all have your positive knowledge of what is right and wrong.

It's the nature of the life process.

It's up to you, Cates. You just say the word and we'll change the plea.

Jesse H Dunlap. Farmer.

Joshua making the sun stand still.

Just as big, with just as big letters, which says "Read Your Darwin".

Just plain folk, second generation.

Just repeat some of the conversations you had with the defendant.

Just watching the water.

Justice rests...

Ladies and gentlemen, devolution is not a theory but a proven fact.

Ladies and gentlemen, my paper is happy to announce

Language is a poor enough means of communication.

Latter day Dreyfus, Romeo with a biology book.

Let 'em laugh. We fighting the Lord's battle, ain't we?

Let her go or I'll change my plea to guilty.

Let him know the terror of thy sword.

Let us give thanks to the Lord. Let us pray.

Let us proceed with the selection of the final juror. Mort.

Let's go home.

Let's put it this way, Howard.

Let's see...

Lighting his way to everlasting salvation.

Like a golden chalice of hope.

Like everything else in this town, misnamed.

Like my golden Dancer.

Like the whole house was upside down

Listen carefully.

Living still in spite of dungeon, fire and sword.

Look at those beetling brows. Look at those shifty eyes.

Look, Mr. Brady.

Looks like you're going out in a blaze of glory, Counsellor.

Lord, we ask this same curse for those who ask grace for this sinner,

Lost in darkness and despair, and here, here in this courtroom living still,

Make us worthy of thy grace. Amen.

Man's still an ape and his creed's still a totem pole.

Matt, you know what the doctor said about not overeating in this heat.

Matt!

Matt! Matt!

Matt.

Matt.

Matt. Matt, dear.

Matthew Harrison Brady,

Matthew Harrison Brady.

Matthew Harrison Brady.

May I have a moment, please?

May I have your autograph?

Maybe it meant too much to him. Maybe he was tired or afraid.

Maybe someday you will. That's all, son. Thank you. You're excused.

Me too. Excused.

Measure the distance between the stars and forget him who holds the stars.

Miracle? Here's a whole bagful.

Mom had skimped on the groceries and my father had worked nights for a month.

Monkey trial! Here's another one. "Monkey Shines In Hillsboro."

Mort, call a venireman to fill the twelfth and last seat on the jury.

Mort, don't let my father know I came here.

Mort.

Mr. Brady is free to read any remarks in a chautauqua or political campaign,

Mr. Brady, do you believe seriously

Mr. Brady, it's the duty of a newspaper

Mr. Brady, why do you deny the one faculty of man

Mr. Cates left the church you and he once attended together?

Mr. Drummond, is the defence ready for the selection of the next juror?

Mr. Drummond, let me assure you that while we may not agree with your ideas,

Mr. Drummond?

Mr. McKennon, Mr. Galbraith. I think you know the rest of these gentlemen.

Mr. President Wilson would not have got to the White House and won the war

Mr. Sillers impresses me as an honest, God fearing man. I accept him.

Mr. Sillers, you have just said that you are

Mrs. Brady and I are delighted to be among you.

Must a man go to prison because he differs with the self appointed prophet?

Must be measured against an arbitrary latitude of right and a longitude of wrong

My bank operates on the principle of practical reality and so do I.

My conduct is not under question, and certainly not by you.

My friends of Hillsboro, you know why I've come here.

My friends, as you all know, I deal with figures:

My friends, Colonel Drummond,

My friends, man did not evolve from the ape,

My friends! My dear friends!

My God! Don't you understand the meaning of what happened here today?

My good friends, return to your homes. Go home.

My opponent from Chicago is cluttering up the issue with hypothetical questions.

My teacher told me so.

My typewriter's been singing a sweet sad song about the Hillsboro heretic.

Namely, that I wish to withdraw.

Natural law was born in the mind of the heavenly Father.

Neither of us is getting any younger.

New ways to kill each other in wars.

Next to God, almost. What do you want me to teach them now?

No man has the power to damn.

No matter how it may affect my political future.

No questions.

No use trying to fool ourselves, Henry.

No, no, no!

No, no, no. Ulcers.

No, no. That is the love of Judas.

No, sir.

No, sir.

No, sir. I leave the agnostics to hunt for her.

No, sir. I'm a lefty.

No! Each man is a free agent.

No! No, Pa! Don't pray to destroy Bert!

No! No!

No.

No.

No. Not really. Not the spirit of it.

No. Now.

No. You know what I thought of him and I know what you thought,

Nobody to mourn you, nobody to give a damn.

Not as I know of.

Not at the present time, Your Honour. The prosecution rests.

Not just the views of Matthew Harrison Brady, Mr. Hornbeck.

Not very attractive. Like an old shoelace.

Now go on, Howard. Tell us what else Mr. Cates told you in the classroom.

Now I recollect a story about Joshua,

Now, don't worry, little Eva.

Now, for your sake, I'm trying to establish that he is not working at evolution.

Now, Howard, how does man come out of this slimy mess of bugs and serpents,

Now, Howard, tell me something.

Now, Howard, tell me, do you think there was anything wrong in there?

Now, Howard.

Now, I believe, just as much as anyone in this room,

Now, I shall just ignore these slanders, like water off a duck's back.

Now, I'd like to get this part clear first.

Now, if what you say actually happened,

Now, listen to this.

Now, Miss Brown, you are an old friend of the defendant, Bertram Cates?

Now, my dear, I just want you to repeat some of the things you told me last night.

Now, sir, I am right in calling upon you as an authority on the Bible, am I not?

Now, this book goes into a lot of "begats".

Now, where the hell did she come from?

Now, who, may I ask, is the spiritual leader of the community?

O Lord of the tempest and the thunder,

O Lord, pass us a miracle and save our holy prophet!

O tempora, o mores.

Objection sustained.

Objection sustained.

Objection sustained.

Objection sustained. The jury is directed to disregard the remarks of counsel.

Objection, Your Honour.

Objection! Hearsay evidence is not admissible.

Objection! We're supposed to be selecting jury members.

Objection. This is an absurd piece of jactitation.

Objection. Whether my client went astray is a matter of interpretation.

Of course you have, Merle, but don't forget... November's not too far off.

Of course.

Of pestilence, of fire, of hatred and of death.

Of the ages of the prophets as set down in the Old Testament.

Oh, conform, conform!

Oh, I see. I see.

Oh, it's you again, Mr. Hornbeck.

Oh, Matt, you were always a good man.

Oh, no. Not for you. No. You'd still be spending your time

Oh, no. You won't find one growing in heavenly Hillsboro.

Oh, they didn't understand. But I'll make them understand.

Oh, yes. Yes, I know your paper.

Oh, you know Mr. Hornbeck?

Oh.

Oh.

Old World monkeys! Ha!

On a book known as the Holy Bible?

On behalf of the living truth of the Holy Scriptures.

On page ten of The Origin Of The Species, Darwin states...

On the third day brought he forth the dry land and the grass and the fruit tree.

On what grounds?

Once in 1900 and again in '08.

One hundred dollars.

One moment, please. One moment.

One spring morning in the Hillsboro high school is no crime.

One, two, three, four.

Only with the sound of my own words, thank God.

Operator?

Or anyone sitting in this courtroom, or you, sir, has the right to think.

Or did he say there was nothing but a world of stars and moons and galaxies?

Or don't you believe in natural law?

Or else I want another sign put up,

Or it could have been ten million years.

Or maybe even because of their kids.

Or Rocky Mountain Time?

Order in the court!

Order in the court!

Order in the court.

Our hearts beat high with joy whenever we hear that glorious word.

Pa, ever since I was a little girl,

Paradise is ignorance, bigotry and hate,

Pardon me.

Peace will come, my daughter.

People have said you made mistakes, wrong decisions.

People will have to have someplace to stay.

People, love, an idea just to cling to?

Perhaps he'll return home having learned a lesson.

Perhaps there is much to learn from the counsel for the prosecution.

Please, Mr. Brady.

Probably one of those newspaper reporters. You're a popular fella.

Prosecuting attorney for this district, Mr. Davenport. We'll be working together.

Put into the mouth of the witness by the prosecutor.

Quit looking at me, will you, son?

Rach, I can't live the way you want me to.

Rach?

Rach.

Rachel Brown! Rachel Brown come to the stand, please.

Rachel, do you solemnly swear the testimony you're about to give

Rachel, it's been a nightmare for us all.

Rachel, you are testifying under oath.

Rachel, you can't. The things I said to you were questions you ask your own heart.

Rachel!

Rachel! Come on in.

Rachel?

Rachel.

Rachel.

Rachel.

Radio. God, that's gonna break down a lot of walls.

Realising that I may prejudice the case of my client,

Religion's supposed to comfort people, not frighten 'em to death!

Remember the wisdom of Solomon in the Book of Proverbs.

Reverend Brown has asked me to announce

Reverend Brown. Reverend Brown.

Reverend, we don't want to smite 'em back. We just want to make 'em stop.

Ridiculous. Ridiculous. There is only one great truth in the world.

Sarah,

Sarah, it isn't just this case. It's God himself that's on trial.

Sarah, you look lovelier than ever.

Say, what did he say to the minister?

Scientific testimony which you have previously ruled irrelevant.

See you've already made some young friends.

Sentimentality in the first degree.

She handed them your head on a silver platter...

She stood in the side window of the general store in Wakeman, Ohio.

She'll sleep all right tonight.

She's been hurt, Matt.

Shorn of its faith by the teachings of godless science.

Showing us the latest fashion from the great metropolitan city of Chicago?

Since Joshua, Revelations, period?

Sit down, Samson. You're about to get a haircut.

Slobbered around the schoolrooms.

Smirking at everything that people feel or want or struggle for.

So did he devolve this poor beast from man.

So Golden Dancer and I always had a big plate glass window between us.

So let's leave the lamentations to the illiterate.

So that he can explain to the gentlemen of the jury

So that the action of every man

So they can bring him back to his senses, don't you? Come on! Tell it! Tell it all!

So this is where the fate of learning will be decided for the next 10,000 years.

So you, Matthew Harrison Brady, through oratory or legislature or whatever,

So...

Some of you are probably gonna say that's why some of us act like monkeys.

Somebody else pulled another creation in the next county?

Sometimes I think there's a man behind a counter who says:

Soon we will know whether Cates will be found innocent or guilty.

Sorry, Bert. I have to take you back now.

State your name and occupation, George.

State your name and occupation, Jess.

Statute 31428, as charged.

Stay out of this! It's none of your business.

Still feel reasonably fit?

Stop preaching, Pa. I have something to tell you.

Strike down this sinner

Subject to later recall?

Suppose that a lesser human being, suppose a Cates or a Darwin,

Supposing Mr. Cates had the influence and the lung power

Sure. Don't worry about it, Mort.

Systematised in the writings of Charles Darwin

Take a box seat there, Mr. Sillers.

Take a look at this creature sitting here.

Taught that it was godly to forgive.

Tell 'em what your father really said. That Tommy's soul was damned.

Tell me what to do, dear Lord. Guide my faltering...

Tell me, Mr. Sillers, do you have any children?

Tell me, sir, would you call yourself a religious man?

Tell them if they let my body out of jail I'd lock up my mind?

Tell them it was all a mistake. Please te...

Tell them you're sorry.

Tell us the troubles of the Lord!

Testing, testing. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.

Testing. Testing. One, two, three, four.

Than all the sticks turned to snakes or the parting of the waters.

Thank you, Colonel Brady. Colonel Drummond?

Thank you, John.

Thank you, O Lord, dear Father, from whom all blessings flow, for thy bounty.

That an un Brady thought might still be holy.

That everything was all right,

That first day, what do you think it was? 24 hours long?

That is correct.

That is correct. That seems to conclude the trial.

That is objected to as immaterial and argumentative.

That is, of course, if you honestly believe that the law is right and you're wrong.

That isn't my mission, Mr. McHenry.

That it is sending two representatives to heavenly Hillsboro.

That life comes from a long miracle, it didn't take seven days.

That might prejudice you on his behalf?

That poses a pretty problem. Which is hungrier, my stomach or my soul?

That raises him above the other creatures of the earth?

That remark is an insult to this community.

That rock is not more than 6,000 years old.

That the Baltimore Herald is opposed to hemlock and will provide a lawyer.

That the majority of the American people hold with your views?

That the pedlars of poison, in bottles or in books,

That the temperature in this courtroom is now 97 degrees Fahrenheit.

That there will be a prayer meeting tonight to pray for justice and guidance.

That we place a grid of morality upon human behaviour,

That won't come until after they've tossed you into the arena with the lion.

That you had not given us quite so warm a welcome.

That'd be in the locked off part. For both of us.

That's a pretty neat trick.

That's all for today, gentlemen.

That's how Jehovah was born.

That's how the whole thing started.

That's Matt. He brings out the worst in me.

That's not true and you know it.

That's right.

That's the point. How about it, boy?

That's the very book he read to you in your classroom.

That's what Bert said.

That's what I mean about this man.

That's what Mr. Cates said.

That's why he hasn't an enemy in the world. Only his friends hate him.

That's why I loved you, even from the very beginning.

That's why I'm here.

The 11th juror...

The amount of the fine is of no concern to me.

The atheist who believes in God.

The attacks stem from a vociferous minority which controls the press.

The bench rules that the jury has been selected.

The Bible also tells us that God forgives his children.

The Bible does not say a whale. It says a big fish.

The Bible is a book. It's a good book.

The Bible satisfies me. It is enough.

The blessings of the Lord be with you all.

The boys at the Capitol think it wouldn't do any harm if you let this simmer down.

The butterfly is far more beautiful. The mosquito is more prolific.

The court agrees with you, Colonel Brady.

The court deems it proper...

The court must be satisfied that this questioning has a bearing on the case.

The court will adjourn and reconvene at 10am tomorrow.

The court will support you if you wish to decline

The defence has brought, at great expense and inconvenience, six noted scientists.

The defence is asking that a 15 year old give an opinion on a question of morality.

The earth stopped spinning on its axis.

The elephant is larger. The horse is swifter and stronger.

The exact meaning of the theory of evolution.

The faithful the whole world over,

The fifth day peopled he the sea with fish

The gentleman from Chicago is using this opportunity to read into the record

The Gospel. The Gospel according to Brady!

The high priest of mumbo jumbo, Matthew Harrison Brady,

The Holy Bible and only the Bible.

The individual human mind.

The judge has taken the bench.

The ladyfolk of this town would not have the vote

The language of the law is clear.

The law demands that bond be posted in cash.

The legion of the unwashed and holy have been rivering out of the rustic backways

The little bugs got to be bigger bugs, sprouted legs and crawled up on the land.

The Lord looked around at all his handiwork, bowed down before him,

The Lord said "Let there be a firmament." And even as he spoke it was so.

The Lord saw the light and the light saw the Lord and it said "Am I good, Lord?"

The man that I believe came into the world to save mankind from sin

The most gifted reporter in America today, myself,

The national tear duct from Weeping Water, Nebraska.

The newspapers haven't been very kind to us.

The people of this state have made it clear that they do not want zoological hogwash

The power of his brain to reason. What other merit have we?

The prisoner will rise to hear the sentence of this court.

The process is about the same.

The prosecution is denouncing the defendant before the trial has even begun.

The prosecution is ready.

The Reverend don't tell me his business. I don't see why I should tell him mine.

The Reverend Jeremiah Brown.

The Stebbins boy was just an innocent child.

The Stebbins boy?

The testimony of a zoology professor can have in this trial.

The use of the title prejudices the case of my client.

The verdict of the jury is unanimous.

The warrior who has always fought for us ordinary people.

The way of scientism is the way of darkness.

The whole thing was put together with spit and sealing wax.

The whole world will be watching our victory over Drummond.

The whole world's laughing at us. Look. From Chicago.

The Word tells us that the world was created in six days.

The worst kind. I write for a newspaper.

The written word of the Bible.

Their testimony is basic to the defence of my client.

Then behave like it! Stop using this court as a platform for your obscene ideas,

Then comes the fishes, and reptiles and mammals. Man's a mammal.

Then how in perdition have you got the gall

Then it cooled off a mite and cells and things began to grow.

Then what is Bertram Cates doing in the Hillsboro jail?

Then why bother, you and your newspaper?

Then why did God plague us with the power to think?

Then why don't you go back where you came from?

Then you interpret that the first day,

Then you see him as a devil,

Then you, sir, you must be a man of God.

There are many portions of the Holy Bible that I have committed to memory.

There before you is an example of the ungrace

There is more sanctity than in all your shouted amens

There is no need.

There isn't one state where the evolutionists are in the majority.

There used to be a mutuality of understanding

There was much greatness in the man.

There'd be no more of that, Rach.

There's a little toy you'll never have any use for. Not with your lungs.

There's no precedent to guide the bench passing sentence.

There's no way to measure it, no way to tell.

There's only one man in this town who thinks at all and he's in jail.

These are simple people, Henry. Poor people.

These are the fossil remains of a marine prehistoric creature found in this county,

These are the wages of sin, my friends.

These priests of evolution, what would they have them do?

They are lost, my friends.

They are the generations of the holy men and women of the Bible.

They just pulled you apart.

They look at me as if I was a murderer.

They mocked the Lord too.

They must have some kind of an idea that the sun moved around the earth.

They smote him and spat upon him and he turned his other cheek.

They turned away from you this afternoon.

They will listen to me.

They work hard and they need to believe in something... something beautiful.

They'll bring down the wrath of God, Brady and the state legislature on you.

They'll have to listen to me.

They'll have to understand. My speech. Where's my speech?

They'll listen, dear.

They'll pour out of the hills. This town will fill up like a rain barrel in a flood.

They're seeking something more perfect than what they have.

They're using you as a weapon against your own people.

This boy may not understand, but I do.

This court is still in session.

This is for his good. Speak up.

This is Genesis, 4 to 16.

This is going to be a barren source of amusement.

This is Harry Esterbrook, speaking to you from the courthouse in Hillsboro,

This is not a federal court.

This is the book that you're an authority on, isn't it?

This is where I live. This is where my children'll be born.

This man is acceptable to the prosecution.

This man wishes to be accorded the same privilege as a sponge.

This the book?

This violation is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment.

This will put Hillsboro on the map of this country.

Those people are in a lean and hungry mood.

Those who wish to remove their coats may do so.

Though they be blood of my blood and flesh of my flesh!

Thought they were something to eat.

Through the glorious ages of that 16th century,

Through the use of the Holy Scriptures, prosecution'll take no exception.

Till death.

To be against Brady is to be against God.

To cherish our loved ones,

To comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

To destroy that which you hope to save so that nothing is left but emptiness.

To employ this courtroom as a sounding board,

To excusing the witness from cross examination at this time,

To give them knowledge they could use. They're using it, as a stranglehold on me.

To keep an open mind on the origin of species.

To listen to their plump messiah coo and bellow.

To oppose this law in any way I can.

To rail road through the state legislature

To sentence Bertram Cates to pay a fine of...

To teach any theory that denies the creation of man as taught in the Bible

To teach our children the ways of righteousness and of the Lord.

To testify as a witness against your own case.

To the salt and stupid sea from which he came.

To which man can fall because of his own bestiality.

To whoop up this holy war about something you don't know about?

Tom, you're a prosecuting attorney. What can we do?

Tomorrow you could make it a crime to teach it in private schools,

Trying to dirty the minds of our young.

Trying to make sense out of what is laughingly referred to as the human race.

Twice he campaigned for me when I ran for president.

Uh, Hornbeck. EK Hornbeck of the Baltimore Herald.

Under the circumstances,

Unless the state of mind of the members of the jury conforms to the laws...

Until then, Colonel Drummond can avail himself of our municipal accommodation.

Upon which they sacrifice the futures of their children to the gods of science.

Very interesting, Howard. Very interesting.

Very well.

Very well. You can make arrangements with the court clerk.

Volume 37, statute number 31428 of the state code,

Wait a minute. Wait a minute!

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Wait, Jason. I have an obligation to the law.

Wake up, Copernicus. The law's still on the side of the lawmakers,

Want a bite?

Wastebaskets for ideas on sale in the outer lobby.

We all like Mr. Cates very much.

We all voted for you. Three times!

We are going to appeal this decision to the state supreme court.

We are simple folk who seek only to live in brotherhood and peace,

We commend him to learn the words of him who said:

We did not seek this struggle.

We did.

We do not deny the existence of these sciences,

We do not need experts to question the validity of a law already on the books.

We don't need no outsiders to tell us how or what to think.

We don't want anything prejudicial to your client.

We have no way of ascertaining the value of your farm, sir.

We have not only the opportunity to slay the devil's disciple but the devil himself!

We have seen vindicated the faith of our fathers,

We have the answer for you in our next witness.

We live in Hillsboro, and when the sun goes down, it's dark.

We must abandon our faith in the pleasant poetry of Genesis.

We must not abandon faith! Faith is the most important thing!

We must not forget he is our guest.

We must thank God that the sinner stands naked and exposed.

We shall hex the Pentateuch and slip you in between Numbers and Deuteronomy.

We shall proceed with the case for the defence, Colonel Drummond.

We should use all the words we've got.

We want the counsel from the North to get every fairness and consideration.

We want to give you a fair hearing in this courtroom.

We will continue our discussion of Darwin's theory of the descent of man.

We will have order, please. Now, sit down, Bert.

We'll be marching backward.

We'll do all we can to help you. Come. Now let's go home.

We'll fix you, Cates. We'll run you out of town.

We'll play in your ballpark, Colonel.

We'll take that chance, Mr. Drummond.

We'll take you home.

We're all members of Mr. Cates' homeroom and biology class.

We're engaged to be married.

We're just not the men we used to be.

We're sharing a room at the Mansion House.

We've missed you, Henry.

Well now, let me put it this way.

Well, all that sinning make 'em any less holy?

Well, anyway, the Baltimore Herald is with you, right up to the lynching.

Well, Colonel Drummond, we're growing an odd crop of agnostics this year.

Well, go ahead, grind it up Brady's past, Cates' future.

Well, he'd better be loud.

Well, I don't know.

Well, I see we have both beauty and biology on our side.

Well, I tell you he's already started on his backward march

Well, I'm not asking you what you think of sex as a father,

Well, it's highly unorthodox.

Well, kinda hot.

Well, man has sort of evoluted from the Old World monkeys.

Well, meet the prophet from Nebraska!

Well, my husband's neither a saint nor a devil.

Well, so do I, son. So do I.

Well, that's Bishop Ussher's opinion.

Well, that's evolution for you. Good day, gentlemen.

Well, there are 200 of 'em.

Well, those are the boobs that make our laws. It's the democratic process.

Well, well. Colonel Drummond,

Well, you were pretty impressive for a while there today, Henry.

Well, Your Honour, the defence wishes to place Dr Keller on the stand

Well!

Well! Well, gentlemen, what can I say?

Well. Welcome back to our side, Miss Brown.

What about men like Bert Cates?

What about this part right here,

What did he say about the holy state of matrimony?

What did she want, Sarah?

What do we care what a bunch of foreigners and city slickers think?

What do you need?

What do you need? A gallows to hang him from?

What do you suggest we do, Counsellor?

What do you think about that business?

What do you think of all these monkey kinds?

What do you think of sex, Colonel Brady?

What do you think? Can you tell from their faces?

What do you understand of the sum of a man's life?

What do you want anyway?

What goes on here is not necessarily the Christian religion everyplace else.

What is this? Be Kind To Bigots Week?

What kind of a life could we have?

What kind of life could we have if I gave up now?

What Mr. Cates told you, did it hurt your baseball game any?

What you think or believe isn't the point any more. You're helping something bad.

What...

What's he done? What's he done that's so terrible?

What's on the other side of the moon.

What's the difference? A new lawyer with old tricks, an old lawyer with new tricks.

Whatever happened to silent prayer?

When bigots burned the man who dared bring enlightenment

When he fights, headlines follow.

When he first achieved the upright position, he looked at the stars.

When he set fire...

When he spoke, the tent poles shook.

When he was wondering about the moon, did he mention the possibility of heaven?

When I need your help, Colonel Brady,

When you go to your grave there won't be anybody to pull the grass over your head.

Where are we staying?

Where did this extra woman come from? Did you ever stop to think about that?

Where did you put that...

Where is it? The hat with the little blue feather.

Where is this leading us? What has it to do with the State versus Bertram Cates?

Where it talks about Jonah being swallowed by the whale?

Where the issues are so titanic, the court must mete out more drastic punishment.

Where the jury has just returned in the historic Hillsboro Monkey Trial case.

Which has been our bulwark and our shield.

Which has been our bulwark and shield.

Which makes it unlawful for any public school teacher

While your wife has been taking care of the religion,

Who are watching us here and listening to our every word,

Who are you?

Who else would defend my right to be lonely?

Who find a rallying point for their expression of God's will.

Who is it?

Why do you bewilder this child?

Why do you come here to make it different?

Why do you hate him so?

Why do you want to take it away from them? It's all they have.

Why don't you announce there will be an evolution meeting?

Why don't you take your blinders off?

Why is he bringing him here to spew his

Why is it, my old friend, that you've moved so far away from me?

Why should I be quiet? I want the world to know Matthew Harrison Brady is a fake.

Why should we weep for him? Because he's dead? Oh, no.

Why you should not be held in contempt of court.

Why, you hypocrite! You fraud!

Why?

Why? Because I refuse to erase a man's lifetime?

Why? Why was the Lord troubled?

Will become the shrine of all those millions upon millions

Will consider student applicants from our state ineligible because of this law?

Will influence the court's impartial administration of the law?

Will rise up and call this courtroom blessed.

Will the court entertain a motion on a matter of procedure?

Will the court grant us 3O days in which to prepare the appeal?

Will the learned prosecutor state the motion?

Will you tell the jury some more of Mr. Cates' opinions on the subject of religion?

Window shopping for heaven.

With all due respect to the court, sir,

Without so much as asking him a question.

Wondering about the miracle of it.

Wondering what the stars were for.

Would it be irrelevant to call in witnesses to examine the weapon?

Would it rule out testimony that the weapon was incapable of firing a bullet?

Would the court admit evidence, expert evidence,

Would you ban Copernicus from the classroom along with Charles Darwin?

Would you pass a law throwing out all scientific knowledge

Would you state that question again, please?

Would you tell us about that, please?

Wow!

Write anything you dare. Write anything you please.

Yes, sir... Uh, Your Honour, we have.

Yes!

Yes?

Yes.

You are both out of order. The court is adjourned.

You are excused from jury duty, Jesse. You may step down.

You believe that every word written in this book should be taken literally?

You better start praying, son.

You can only destroy and punish.

You can testify to that if I get you on the stand.

You can't do it for them.

You could be. Martyrs always have a point to prove and so do you.

You could have been president three times over.

You didn't get into it because of his headline or my 'cause,

You don't have to say it.

You don't make many good friends in a lifetime.

You don't mind, do you? Just for the looks of it. Can't tell who it might be.

You don't need anything, do you?

You don't seem like the kind who'd want to bother. You seem so...

You ever been in love, Hornbeck?

You figure that really happened?

You got into it because of something you believed in for yourself.

You have heard the verdict of the jury as read by presiding Judge Coffey.

You have the power to do more than that.

You heard what Mr. Brady said.

You hurt her.

You know how easy it is to mould minds for good or to twist them for evil.

You know what he was, that Bible beating bunko artist.

You know, Hornbeck, I'm getting damned sick of you.

You know, looking back, I don't think Matt would have made a great president.

You know, Moses never made a phone call.

You know, that fits. He delivered his own obituary.

You know, that's a typical lawyer's trick, accusing the accuser.

You make me sound like a martyr.

You managed to sneak in some of that scientific testimony after all.

You may rest assured I shall humbly ask for it.

You mean a flaw in me, don't you, Sarah?

You must allow me to examine my one witness in my own way.

You never pushed a noun against a verb except to blow up something.

You newspaper people have stirred up enough trouble for Bert.

You only got two months more as mayor and you shouldn't have been elected.

You pass on God's orders to the rest of the world!

You poor slob.

You remove that now, please.

You said you wanted people to understand, didn't you?

You saw a reflection of the violence and hate in the world around them.

You see my husband as a saint,

You take a lesson. Look and beware.

You take care of this life and she takes care of the next one?

You think man still has a noble destiny.

You think there's anything sinful about a tractor because it's not in the Bible?

You used to wear it to all the conventions. And it was much too becoming.

You want people to see what happened to his brain

You were there. You saw what they did to my witnesses.

You whisper into it and it shouts at a million people through loudspeakers.

You will confine your questions to the Bible.

You, what are you gonna say in your paper now?

You.

You'd better do something about this, Jason.

You'd better go back to law school.

You'll be there.

You'll win no victories here.

You're a schoolteacher.

You're all alone.

You're all alone.

You're just as religious as he was.

You're learning, Cates. Disillusionment is what little heroes are made of.

You're like a ghost pointing an empty sleeve,

You're next, George.

You're next, Jesse.

You're not supposed to say "hell".

You're the one who's got to decide.

You're the stranger, ain't you?

You're the type.

You're up here as an expert on the Bible. What is the biblical evaluation of sex?

You're upset. Eat and we'll talk in the morning.

You're wrong, Henry.

You've been a lousy mayor!

You've brought me some more clean shirts?

You've got nothing to burn but your intellectuals.

You've got to call the whole thing off now.

You've ruled out my witnesses.

You've said nothing wrong. We are merely gaining some insight

Your attention, please!

Your father's kind? Hallelujah and ignorance here we come?

Your Honour,

Your Honour, before we continue,

Your Honour, I am willing to sit here

Your Honour, I feel I owe you an apology.

Your Honour, I have no intention of making a speech.

Your Honour, I object to that commercial announcement.

Your Honour, I request permission to withdraw from this case.

Your Honour, I shall not testify against anything.

Your Honour, I'm not a public speaker.

Your Honour, my bank will honour the offer on the security of his farm.

Your Honour, my paper will post the bond.

Your Honour, the court has ruled out any evidence

Your Honour, the defence makes the same old error of all godless men.

Your Honour, the defence must have a chance to challenge the words

Your Honour, there were some remarks I made yesterday,

Your Honour, this entire trial is unorthodox.

Your Honour, this is ludicrous!

Your Honour, this is preposterous!

Your Honour! With the court's permission,

Your Honour.

Your Honour. Your Honour, sir.

Your witness, sir.

Your world.

Yours... or anyone else's.

Youth can be so pure. What do you know of good or evil?

11 down and one to go, as John P Carmody...

A little greyer, Henry. And you? A little grimmer.

A man is on trial. A thinking man.

About how everybody else should live? Oh, don't be cynical.

All I want is a fair trial. So do I.

And all he stands for must be evil too. Oh, stop it! Stop it!

And Mrs. Brady. Oh, thank you.

Are you Henry Drummond? Yes, I am.

At least we'd be together. It wouldn't be the...

Because of the Stebbins boy. The Stebbins boy.

Bert didn't twist any minds. You're infected with his agnosticism!

Bert loves God. Then what is he doing with Drummond?

Brady, Brady, Brady Almighty! The Lord is my strength!

Cates? Hm.

Cells, Howard? Little bugs in the water.

Colonel Brady... It won't be necessary to swear him in.

Commercial announcement? Of Reverend Brown's product.

Could it have been 25 hours? It's possible.

Did he compare it to animals breeding? Objection!

Did he say that? Yes, sir.

Do we believe the truth of the Word? Yes.

Do we believe the Word? Yes.

Do we believe? Yes.

Do we curse him who denies the Word? Yes.

Do you attend the same church? Yes.

Do you now? What?

Do you want to broadcast? We got a direct wire to WGN Chicago.

Don't let him in the town! Keep him out! Keep him out!

Ever had a Frenchman at your hotel? You're missing...

Get down and pray for forgiveness. Forgiveness for what?

Get him up here. Oh, Mr. Drummond.

Good night, Henry. Good night.

Got a tractor? Brand new one.

He betrayed me. You betrayed yourself.

He still has a loud voice. He still has something to say, Henry.

He's still the same man. No.

Hello, devil. Welcome to hell. Hello, Hornbeck.

Henry Drummond? Who's Henry Drummond?

Home? Back to the hotel.

Hot dog. Yes, sir.

How are you, Henry? Hello, Matt.

How can I save her? Tell me what to do. Please get up!

How can you defend him? It's not he I'm defending.

How come they missed that bit of news? Because it didn't happen.

How did they go about all this begatting? What do you mean?

How do you do, Mrs. Brady? How do you do?

I can't go home. He hates me. He doesn't hate you.

I can't. You won't hurt him.

I didn't believe it would happen this way. It can get worse.

I disagree. What a nerve!

I don't know. What do you think?

I have faith in the Bible. But not much in the solar system.

I have no knowledge of such a meeting. That's quite understandable.

I never thought of it that way. Neither did anybody else.

I object. To make an example of the transgressor.

I Pity you. You Pity me?

I think you're stealing their hope. No, Henry.

I want that sign taken down. No! No!

I withdraw the contempt citation. Thank you.

I... Please! Is that the way of things?

I'll be right up, Sarah. All right, Matt.

I'll take up your bags. Thank you.

I'll wire my paper immediately. Fine.

I'm just a schoolteacher. Not any more, you ain't!

I'm Royce McHenry, farmer hereabouts. Nice to know you.

I've been waiting to hear from you. Read it.

Irrelevant. Immaterial. Inadmissible. But why?

Is Bert all right? Of course he's...

It has no meaning. You have no meaning.

It's not that important. Not that...

It's the same way now! I have failed. I have failed.

Its upholders as well as its defiers. Colonel Drummond.

Jesse H Dunlap. Here, sir.

Ladies and gentlemen... Objection.

Let her go. You all American idiot.

Mother, they laughed at me. Shh, baby.

Mr. Brady, I confided in you... We're here to serve the truth, Rachel.

Mr. Brady? Yes.

Mr. Davenport. Right.

Mr. Drummond? No questions. Not acceptable.

Mr. Sillers, do you think you can render... Objection. The prosecution's accepted...

My friends, Your Honour... The witness is excused!

Never bothered you? Never bothered me.

Never read it? I never will.

Never tried to find out? No.

Not as I remember. Of the miracle he achieved in 7 days,

Not till recent. Tell me something.

Now, your pa's a farmer, isn't he? Yes, sir.

Now. He must tell Bert it wasn't my fault. Please be quiet. He's sleeping.

Objection sustained. Neither do I. Then why don't you leave us alone?

Objection. Objection sustained.

Objection. On what grounds?

Objection. Your Honour,

Oh, dear God in heaven! Matt! Get back.

One moment, please. Please stand by.

Order! Your Honour.

Pa, please listen. If she is looking down from heaven,

Pa. I love my daughter.

Please do as I say. You got to. I've got to what? Send you to jail?

Please don't get excited. Here it is. I have it all down on paper.

Pretty hot, aren't they? Their messiah arrived yesterday.

Proceed, Colonel Drummond. Thank you.

Quiet, please. Order. Stand by, please.

Rach, what did you tell him? Take it easy, son.

Sarah! But the mass of mankind will worship.

Sarah! It's good to see you, Henry.

Sir? Did it do you any harm?

Sure. Haven't murdered anybody, have you?

The Bible says it was a day. A normal day, a literal day, 24 hour day?

The Bible says it was a day. There was no sun.

The defence is ready, Your Honour. Colonel Brady, is the prosecution ready?

The defence moves that we adjourn. But I have a few remarks.

The Lord has sent us his right hand. And I'll be working with him.

The sun stopped. Good.

They laughed. Baby.

To him I'm a headline. To you, a 'cause. And to yourself?

To show the world... Just a minute.

Trick or treat? Oh, for...

Want a hot dog? No, thanks.

We could still have that. No, we couldn't.

we respect your right to voice them. Good boy.

We'll send him back to hell! Ride him out on a rail!

We're not sheep. I'd rather be a sheep than a Judas goat!

Welcome to Hillsboro. Thank you.

What am I accused of? Contempt of conscience.

What are you trying to prove? I'm not trying to prove anything.

What did he die of? Did they say? He died of a busted belly.

What would you have been? Your Majesty's loyal opposition.

What you need's a drink. What I need is a miracle.

What? The radio.

What's that? Enunciator.

Where is he? I've got to talk to him. Not now. He isn't feeling well.

Who are you? This is Rachel Brown. We're engaged.

Who are you? This your writing?

Who is it? Mort?

Who? Mrs. Cain. Cain's wife.

Who? Who? I don't know yet.

Who's gonna be your lawyer? I don't know yet.

Why? Tell us! Tell us the troubles of the Lord!

Yeah. Oh, Bert.

Yes, sir. That's right, Howard.

Yes. Just answer my question.

Yes. This is mine.

Yes. Why?

You can't quit now. You were ready to five minutes ago.

You have to stop them somewhere! It's obvious what he's doing.

You know our mayor? Yes.

You make a joke out of everything. Young lady,

You mean Brady? I don't want Bert to be a martyr.

You think you can get away with it here? I'm not trying to get away with anything.

You're not supposed to say "God". Why the hell not?

You're up late. Too hot to sleep.

Your Honour has the right to hope. I have the right to do more than that.

Your language is. I don't swear just for the hell of it.

Your what? Golden Dancer.

Youth appeals to me these days. Room 206, Mr. Drummond.

"And Arphaxad begat Salah;

"And Cain knew his wife."

"And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord

"And the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart."

"Colonel Brady."

"creed against creed, et cetera, et cetera. Ad nauseam." Unquote.

"God did not create man. Man created God."

"He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind."

"He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind."

"Heavenly Hillsboro. Does it have a hole in its head or its head in a hole?"

"I shall make me a man!"

"If you thirst, come unto me and I will give you life."

"If you'll let me in, I'll live the way you want me to live,

"Madam, you may vote, but at a price."

"Matthew Harrison Brady volunteers to prosecute in monkey trial."

"Mister, you may conquer the air,

"World's biggest chump. He died fighting." Let's face it.

"You can have a telephone but you lose privacy and the charm of distance."

"You lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat."

"Your Honour, after a while you'll be setting man against man,

♪ And it's good enough for me ♪

♪ And it's good enough for me ♪

♪ And it's good enough for me ♪

♪ And it's good enough for me ♪

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♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

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♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪

♪ Glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ ♪ His truth... ♪

♪ He has loosed the fateful lightning ♪ ♪ of his terrible swift sword ♪

♪ He is trampling out the vintage ♪ ♪ where the g****s of wrath are stored ♪

♪ His truth is marching on ♪

♪ His truth is marching on ♪

♪ His truth is marching on ♪

♪ It is good enough for Brady ♪

♪ It is good enough for Brady ♪

♪ It is good enough for Brady ♪ ♪ And it's good enough for me ♪

♪ It is good enough for Brady ♪ ♪ And it's good enough for me ♪

♪ It is good enough for Brady ♪ ♪ And it's good enough for me ♪

♪ It is good enough for Brady ♪ ♪ It is good enough for Brady ♪

♪ It was good for little David ♪

♪ It was good for little David ♪

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♪ It was good for little David ♪

♪ It was good for little David ♪

♪ It was good for little David ♪

♪ It was good for little David ♪

♪ It was good for little David ♪

♪ It was good for little David ♪

♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

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♪ It was good for old Jonah ♪

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♪ It was good for the Hebrew children ♪

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♪ My eyes have seen the glory ♪ ♪ of the coming of the Lord ♪

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♪ Our God is marching on ♪

♪ Our God is marching on ♪

♪ Our God is marching on ♪

♪ Our God is marching on ♪

♪ We'll hang Bert Cates ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Bert Cates ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Bert Cates ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Bert Cates ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Bert Cates ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Bert Cates ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Bert Cates ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Henry Drummond ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Henry Drummond ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Henry Drummond ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

♪ We'll hang Henry Drummond ♪ ♪ to a sour apple tree ♪

$2,000? Why don't you make it 4,000?