The Wind Was Inherited

Hello, everyone. We're discussing 1960's Inherit the Wind, Stanley Kramer's adaption of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's play. Stanley clearly prospered as a director and producer. As a result of Kramer's direction, the film's impactful, gripping and intense. It has fertile production values, too. Ernest Laszlo edited the film with swiftness. Frederick Knudtson's cinematography has scope. The black and white footage suited this film's ambience. Larry Germain and Bud Westmore were apt at their hair and makeup contributions. Rudolph Sternad's production designs resulted in wonderfully constructed scenery. Joe King was effective at overseeing the movie's wardrobe.

Ernest Gold oversaw the musical aspects excellently. The music's played and arranged with efficiently. The score's selective. The implementation and usage of (Gimme That) Old Time Religion and Battle Hymn of The Republic were magnificent. Leslie Uggams' renditions of the songs are chilling.

This is a fervently acted film. You can see the sweat on the cast's faces. Lynn Stalmaster and James Lister were on the nose with their casting. There's a lot of memorable performers with smaller roles. Harry Morgan's reserved as the Hillsboro judge. Claude Atkins was so hateable as Rev. Brown. Donna Anderson conveyed the struggles of Rachel Brown. Dick York was incredibly rootable and sympathetic as Bertram T. Cates. The elegant Florence Eldridge delivered a conflicted performance as Sarah Brady. Gene Kelly's glib, snarky and charming as E.K. Hornbeck, an atypical role for him. Frederic March's Matthew Harrison Brady was ardent, flawed but grounded in humanity and eventually tragic. Spencer Tracy's portrayal of Henry Drummond is levelheaded, contrasting, keen and filled with committal to the material.

Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith were penners of an outstanding script. It transformed a historical event into a superb story. There are compelling characters, a number of them correlate to a real-life counterpart. The opening sequence has tensity to it. There's a gradual pace to the film. It manages to have levity. Its dialogue is marvelously written, particularly the monologues. I admire the character interactions. The film calls out religious fanaticism, specifically people who use their faith for reprehensible purposes. It's a powerful and thought-provoking motion-picture. The writers ended the film effectually, too.

Inherit the Wind is an exception courtroom drama. It's libel to gobsmack the viewer. I thoroughly recommend it to you. Please consider giving it a viewing.