Inherit the Wind (Hallmark Hall of Fame)

1965 film by George Schaefer

2nd episode of the 15th season of Hallmark Hall of Fame

Inherit the Wind is the November 18, 1965 episode of the American television series Hallmark Hall of Fame directed by George Schaefer. A videotaped adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name, it shortened the text of the original 1955 play which was written as a parable fictionalizing the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials.^[1]

Plot summary

Cast

• Melvyn Douglas as Henry Drummond
• Ed Begley as Matthew Harrison Brady
• Murray Hamilton as E. K. Hornbeck
• John Randolph as Rev. Brown
• Burt Brinckerhoff as Bert Cates
• Diane Baker as Rachel Brown
• Adrienne King as Melinda

Awards

Emmy Awards

• Nominated:Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - George Schaefer
• Nominated:Outstanding Dramatic Program - George Schaefer (producer)
• Nominated:Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama - Diane Baker
• Nominated:Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama - Ed Begley
• Nominated:Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama - Melvyn Douglas

See also

• List of American films of 1965
• Trial movies

Notes

1. Blankenship, Bill (March 2, 2001). "Inherit the controversy". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2009.

External links

• Inherit the Wind at IMDb
• Inherit the Wind at the TCM Movie Database
• Inherit the Wind On the Small Screen - 1965