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Walking down an empty street
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Inherit the Wind

But all you have to do is knock on any door and say, "If you let me in, I'll live the way...

Bertram T. Cates:

It's the loneliest feeling in the world-to find yourself standing up when everybody else is sitting down. To have everybody look at you and say, "What's the matter with him?" I know. I know what it feels like. Walking down an empty street, listening to the sound of your own footsteps. Shutters closed, blinds drawn, doors locked against you. And you aren't sure whether you're walking toward something, or if you're just walking away. Henry Drummond:
But all you have to do is knock on any door and say, "If you let me in, I'll live the way you want me to live, and I'll think the way you want me to think," and all the blinds'll go up and all the windows will open, and you'll never be lonely, ever again. If that's the case, I'll change the plea - that is, if you know the law's right and you're wrong

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Duration
159 seconds
Views
3,654
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:00
Uploaded
Dec 12, 2020
Production
Stanley Kramer Productions,United Artists

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Movie Summary

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

Actors

Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond