(clears throat) Testing, testing. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Testing. Testing. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.

Description: Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

Cast:
Henry Drummond: Spencer Tracy
Matthew Harrison Brady: Fredric March
E. K. Hornbeck: Gene Kelly
Bertram T. Cates: Dick York
Rachel Brown: Donna Anderson
Judge Mel Coffey: Harry Morgan
Rev. Jeremiah Brown: Claude Akins
Prosecutor Tom Davenport: Elliott Reid
Bailiff Mort Meeker: Paul Hartman
Mayor Jason Carter: Philip Coolidge
Howard: Jimmy Boyd
John Stebbins: Noah Beery Jr.
WGN Radio Technician: Norman Fell
George Sillers: Gordon Polk
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman: Hope Summers
Jessie H. Dunlap: Ray Teal
Mrs. Stebbins: Renee Godfrey
Sarah Brady: Florence Eldridge
Courtroom Spectator: George Tracy
Townsman: Stephen Soldi
Courtroom Reporter: Rudy Sooter
Fundamentalist Woman: Gail Bonney
Courtroom Photographer: Brad Brown
Eskimo Pie Vendor in Courtroom: Jack Daly
Dr. John: Lester Dorr
Banker / Critic at Town Meeting: George Dunn
Bollinger: Donald Elson
Threatening Spectator: David Fresco
Townswoman: Signe Hack
Dr. Amos Keller: Stuart Hall
Man Yelling at Brady Welcome: Joseph Hamilton
Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp: Earle Hodgins
Banker - Critic at City Meeting: Wendell Holmes
Reporter in Courtroom: Thomas Martin
Harry Esterbrook: Harp McGuire
Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates: Robert Osterloh
Woman Diner: Leoda Richards
Bailiff: Leslie Sketchley
Juror: Hal Taggart
Hotel Clerk: Charles Wagenheim
Hillsboro Salesman: Justice Watson
Bible Salesman: Will Wright

Written by: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, Jerome Lawrence

Director: Stanley Kramer

Production: Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists

Release date: 30 Aug 1960