Title: "Sit down, Samson, you're about to get a haircut"
Review: Although Inherit the Wind was made in 1960 about a trial in 1920, it retains a surprising amount of bite.In the film, based on the stage play of the same name, in turn based on the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, a biology teacher is jailed for teaching evolution. This sets up the film's centerpiece: a courtroom battle between famed attorneys, portrayed by acting heavyweights Spencer Tracy and Frederic March.Gene Kelly is surprisingly good in a non-dancing role, and gets the best lines as the cynical journalist from Baltimore ("Sit down, Samson, you're about to get a haircut," he says to the teacher when his girlfriend is called as a surprise witness).Directed by the great Stanley Kramer, the film works well on a number of levels: comedy, courtroom drama, and commentary on religion's place in society.
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