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This gripping adaptation of the Jerome Lawrence-Robert E. Lee play examines an issue that still causes great controversy: the role religion should play in the schools.

It's all about the fabulous "Monkey Trial" that rocked America!

Genres: Drama, History

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly

Released: June 24, 1960

Runtime: 128.0

Popularity Rating: 6.302

Stanley Kramer Productions

United States of America

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 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
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman Hope Summers
Jessie H. Dunlap Ray Teal
Mrs. Stebbins Renee Godfrey
Sarah Brady Florence Eldridge
Townsman (uncredited) Leon Alton
Townsman (uncredited) Frank Baker
Townsman (uncredited) Ralph Bucko
Townsman (uncredited) Sam Harris
Townsman (uncredited) Shep Houghton
Townsman (uncredited) Hans Moebus
Townsman (uncredited) 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited) Robert Robinson
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) Eddie Baker
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) Adolph Faylauer
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) Bob Perry
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) Waclaw Rekwart
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) Stephen Soldi
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) Rudy Sooter
Fundamentalist Woman (uncredited) Gail Bonney
Eskimo Pie Vendor in Courtroom (uncredited) Jack Daly
Dr. John (uncredited) Lester Dorr
Bollinger (uncredited) Donald Elson
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Colin Kenny
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Frank Mills
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Joe Ploski
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Scott Seaton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Bert Stevens
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Harry Tenbrook
Threatening Spectator (uncredited) David Fresco
Dr. Amos Keller (uncredited) Stuart Hall
Man Yelling at Brady Welcome (uncredited) Joseph Hamilton
Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited) Earle Hodgins
Banker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited) Wendell Holmes
Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited) Thomas Martin
Harry Esterbrook (uncredited) Harp McGuire
Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates (uncredited) Robert Osterloh
Woman Diner (uncredited) Leoda Richards
Juror (uncredited) Hal Taggart
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Charles Wagenheim
Hillsboro Salesman (uncredited) Justice Watson
Bible Salesman (uncredited) Will Wright
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Duke Fishman
Townsman (uncredited) Dick Cherney

Art — Production Design: Rudolph Sternad
Camera — Camera Operator: Charles F. Wheeler
Camera — Director of Photography: Ernest Laszlo
Camera — Grip: Morris Rosen
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Joe King
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Larry Germain
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Bud Westmore
Crew — Production Office Assistant: Anne P. Kramer
Crew — Property Master: Art Cole
Directing — Assistant Director: Ivan Volkman
Directing — Director: Stanley Kramer
Directing — Script Supervisor: Sam Freedle
Editing — Editor: Frederic Knudtson
Production — Casting: James Lister
Production — Casting: Lynn Stalmaster
Production — Producer: Herman Shumlin
Production — Producer: Stanley Kramer
Production — Production Manager: Clem Beauchamp
Sound — Original Music Composer: Ernest Gold
Sound — Sound Editor: Walter Elliott
Sound — Sound Engineer: Joe Lapis
Writing — Screenplay: Harold Jacob Smith
Writing — Screenplay: Nedrick Young
Writing — Writer: Jerome Lawrence
Writing — Writer: Robert E. Lee