Inherit the Wind (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.

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 and nominations

|- | rowspan="8"| 1966 | rowspan="8"| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Dramatic Program | George Schaefer | | align="center" rowspan="8"| |- | rowspan="2"| Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama | Ed Begley | |- | Melvyn Douglas | |- | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama | Diane Baker | |- | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | George Schaefer | |- | Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts – Makeup | Bob O'Bradovich | |- | Individual Achievements in Electronic Production – Technical Directors | O. Tamburri | |- | Special Classification of Individual Achievements | Robert Hartung |

See also

• List of American films of 1965
• Trial movies

Notes

External links

• Inherit the Wind On the Small Screen - 1965