- When director Stanley Kramer gave Gene Kelly the role of E.K. Hernbeck , Kelly initially refused. After Kramer told him that his partners were Fredric March and Spencer Tracy, Kelly changed his mind. In fact, Kramer had not invited March and Qusser to join .
- Gene Kelly's character needs to be young and cynical in the film, but Kelly was 47 years old at the time .
- Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall and Tony are competitors in Bert's role .
- The Hillsborough City Courthouse in the film is the same building as the Hill Valley Courthouse in the movie " Back To The Future " .
- In the film, Matthew Harrison Brady and Sarah are a couple, and the two actors Fredric March and Florence Aldridge are also a couple .
- Stanley Kramer filmed court scenes for 22 days in front of 300 viewers. Qusser and March had a great time together. The two joked with each other, which attracted many people to watch the filming process .
- In order to increase the tension of Spencer Tracy's final summary to the jury, the scene was filmed in one shot .
- The film is the first in Trans World Airlines, Inc. released the movie on the plane .
- Stanley Kramer stated in his autobiography that religious groups complained and protested the release of the film throughout the production process . '
Inherit the Wind behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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E. K. Hornbeck: [watching the reverend spur the crowd with his sermon] Whatever happened to silent prayer?
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Matthew Harrison Brady: Funny how two people can start off at the same point and... drift apart.