 Inherit the Wind 1960  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Dick York, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan, Florence Eldridge, Elliott Reid, Philip Coolidge, Claude Akins, Noah Beery Jr., Donna Anderson, Paul Hartman, Jimmy Boyd, Norman Fell, Hope Summers
Charles Darwin's theories of evolution go on trial in the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in Tennessee where Clarence Darrow (Spencer Tracy) and William Jennings Bryan (Fredric March) argue the merits of teaching the new science in the classroom. 1 User Review
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| | Battle of the Giants | 1fatts 06/16/2009 | The story is that when this movie was being shot, actors on the lot would find their way to the set to just hang out and watch the battle of the giants: Spencer Tracy and Fredric March. It was a good script; no one could direct courtroom like Stanley Kramer; nice casting; great set: but it is, in the end, March and Tracy eating the scenery and creating character.
Other good things deserve to be said about this movie, but it's watching the two actors of their generation pull out the stops that overshadows everything else. |
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On the Beach 1959  N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson, John Tate, Lola Brooks, John Meillon, Guy Doleman, Harp McGuire, Kevin Brennan, Grant Taylor
The rest of the world has been destroyed by radiation; however, one United States submarine, captained by Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) sails into an Australian port where the radiation has not yet traveled. Although the citizens are not yet affected by the deadly radiation, they are suffering from having to survive on their own. Dwight becomes enamored with Moira Davidson (Ava Gardner) and, through her, gets involved with naval officer Peter Holmes (Anthony Perkins) and his wife Mary (Donna Anderson). All have different methods of dealing with their tragic fates.
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