Inherit the Wind (Hallmark Hall of Fame) explained

Series:	Hallmark Hall of Fame
Season:	15
Episode:	2
Director:	George Schaefer
Teleplay:	Robert Hartung
Producer:	George Schaefer
Guests:	Melvyn Douglas Ed Begley
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Episode List:	List of Hallmark Hall of Fame episodes

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]

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

External links

• • • Inherit the Wind On the Small Screen - 1965

Notes and References

1. News: Inherit the controversy . . March 2, 2001 . Blankenship . Bill . 2009-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113051143/http://cjonline.com/stories/030201/wee_inherit.shtml . 2014-11-13 . dead .