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In the play, Inherit the Wind: the defense attorney (for Cates) is Drummond. the prosecuting attorney (against Cates) is Brady. In the real-life Scopes Trial: the defense attorney (for Scopes) is Darrow. the prosecuting attorney (against scopes) is Bryan.
Henry Drummond (Clarence Darrow in the real trial) defended the teacher, Bertram Cates, (John Scopes in the real trial) for teaching evolution.
It misprepresented the actual trial, so no.
The "Scopes Monkey Trial" is the nickname for the real-life trial.
Most of the town opposed the teaching of Darwin, but most of the world outside of "Heavenly Hillsboro" saw it as a miscarriage of justice.
Jack Lemmon played the role of Henry Drummond in the 1999 film Inherit the Wind .He was played by Spencer Tracy in the 1960 version. His character is based on real life attorney Clarence Darrow who was involved in the 'Scopes Monkey Trial' in 1925.
Jack Lemmon played the role of Henry Drummond in the 1999 film Inherit the Wind .He was played by Spencer Tracy in the 1960 version. His character is based on real life attorney Clarence Darrow who was involved in the 'Scopes Monkey Trial' in 1925.
Neither Brady nor Drummond curse their family. Reverend Brown, the town's minister, curses "damnation" and "eternal hellfire" on his own daughter, Rachel, who stands up for Cates during a town church meeting.
In the play, Inherit the Wind: the defense attorney (for Cates) is Drummond. the prosecuting attorney (against Cates) is Brady. In the real-life Scopes Trial: the defense attorney (for Scopes) is Darrow. the prosecuting attorney (against scopes) is Bryan.
From the book Inherit the Wind.
Henry Drummond (Clarence Darrow in the real trial) defended the teacher, Bertram Cates, (John Scopes in the real trial) for teaching evolution.
It misprepresented the actual trial, so no.
Clarence Darrow, who played as Henry Drummond in the play, Inherit the Wind.
The "Scopes Monkey Trial" is the nickname for the real-life trial.
no, because the judge was biased
E.K. Hornbeck is a reporter in the play, Inherit the Wind. *SPOILER ALERT* - After Cates is found guilty and Drummond appeals the case to a higher court, Hornbeck secretly pays the bail for Cates.
The antagonist in "Inherit the Wind" is Matthew Harrison Brady, a fictionalized portrayal of William Jennings Bryan, who represents traditional values and strict adherence to religious beliefs, in opposition to the defense attorney, Henry Drummond (based on Clarence Darrow), who champions scientific knowledge and freedom of thought.