"Inherit the Wind"
Hallmark Hall of Fame episode
Episode no.Season 15
Episode 2
Directed byGeorge Schaefer
Teleplay byRobert Hartung
Based on
Produced byGeorge Schaefer
Original air dateNovember 18, 1965 (1965-11-18)
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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]

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Cast

Awards

Emmy Awards

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Blankenship, Bill (March 2, 2001). "Inherit the controversy". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2009.