Review of Inherit the Wind (1960) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 13 May 1986
Spencer Tracy does his cuddly curmudgeon turn as Clarence Darrow; it's a lazy, vague performance, but its wit provides the only crack of light in the film's somber, gray overcast.
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This review of Inherit the Wind (1960) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 13 May 1986.
Inherit the Wind has generally received very positive reviews.
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