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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.

"It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!"

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Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond


Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady


Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck


Dick York

Bertram T. Cates


Donna Anderson

Rachel Brown


Harry Morgan

Judge Mel


Claude Akins

Rev. Jeremiah Brown


Elliott Reid

Prosecutor Tom Davenport


Paul Hartman

Bailiff Mort Meeker

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