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.
7.7 / 10
1960-07-07
Stanley Kramer
2h 8m
Budget: Unknown
Revenue: Unknown
Henry Drummond
Matthew Harrison Brady
E.K. Hornbeck
Bertram T. Cates
Rachel Brown
Judge Mel
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Mayor Jason Carter