Review of Inherit the Wind (1960) by Adrian B — 18 Nov 2010

From the era that gave us string of courtroom dramas, Stanley Kramer's "Inherit the Wind" is another electrifying one that attacks a Tennessee town that is mainly psychotically religious.

Spencer Tracy defends the likes of Dick York, a instructor accussed of teaching the origination of man kind in a way that conflicts with what the bible says. Tracy, York, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan, and Fredric March pull off fine performances that definately help the film succeed to a very surprising ending.

Kelly injects some good suttle humour into the dialogue, which is already strong as it is. To accompany previous courtroom greats (12 Angry Men, Witness for the Prosecution, and Anatomy of a Murder), this one certainly is one of the finest (second for me after Anatomy of a Murder).

Here is also another film rejected from the 1001 Movies List!