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.^[1]

"Inherit the Wind"
Hallmark Hall of Fame episode
Episode no.	Season 15 Episode 2
Directed by	George Schaefer
Teleplay by	Robert Hartung
Based on	Inherit the Wind 1955 play by Jerome Lawrence Robert E. Lee
Original air date	November 18, 1965 (1965-11-18)
Running time	90 minutes
Guest appearances
Melvyn Douglas Ed Begley
Episode chronology
List of episodes

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

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1966	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Dramatic Program	George Schaefer	Nominated	[2]
		Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama	Ed Begley	Nominated
			Melvyn Douglas	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama	Diane Baker	Nominated
		Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama	George Schaefer	Nominated
		Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts – Makeup	Bob O'Bradovich	Nominated
		Individual Achievements in Electronic Production – Technical Directors	O. Tamburri	Won
		Special Classification of Individual Achievements	Robert Hartung	Nominated

See also

• List of American films of 1965
• Trial movies