Inherit the Wind Page #3

but the devil himself!

If it's good enough for Brady...

if it's good enough for Brady

if it's good enough for Brady

if it's good enough for Brady

then it's good enough for me

Oh, give me that old time religion

Give me that old time religion

Give me that old time religion

It's good enough for me

Oh, give me that old time religion

Give me that old time religion

Give me that old time religion

You're the stranger, ain't you

are you looking for a nice,

clean place to stay

I had a nice, clean place to stay, madam,

and I left it to come here.

If it's good enough for Brady

If it's good enough for Brady

if it's good enough for Brady

then it's good enough for me

Rachel.

I waited supper for you.

it's on the table

peace will come, my daughter.

God we must thank

that the sinner stands naked and exposed.

Stop preaching, Pa.

I have something to tell you.

You're upset, daughter.

Eat something and we'll talk in the morning.

No. Now. I'm not leaving Bert.

I don't understand.

You heard what Mr. Brady said

I love him, Pa. I love him.

No, no. that is the love of Judas.

This man has nothing to offer you but sin.

I told you that from the beginning.

what's he done

what's he done that's so terrible

Why do you hate him so

Because I love god, and I hate his enemies.

Bert loves God.

Then what is he doing with Henry Drummond

Why is he bringing Henry Drummond here

to spew his atheistic filth into

the ears of our people

You're a schoolteacher.

You know how easy it is to mold

minds for good

or to twist them for evil.

Bert didn't twist any minds.

You're infected with the poison

of his agnosticism.

Now get down on your knees

and pray for forgiveness.

Forgiveness for what

Because you have betrayed me.

You have betrayed your faith.

I'm not betraying anybody.

I'm glad your mother isn't here

to see what's become of you.

Pa, please listen to me.

If she is looking down from heaven,

I ask her to forgive you and to forgive me.

Pa, ever since I was a little girl,

I'd wake up in the middle of the night

afraid of the dark,

like the house was upside down,

and if I didn't hang onto the Mattress,

I'd fall out into the sky...

Forgive her, Mother,

Forgive her, dear God...

I wanted to run to you,

to have you tell me that I was safe,

that everything was all right,

but I was always more afraid

of you than of falling.

It's the same way now.

I have failed.

Tell me what to do, dear lord.

Guide my faltering steps.

Pa. Pa.

I love my daughter. how can I save her

Pa, get up. Please get up.

And I will sprinkle clean water upon you,

and you shall be clean.

From all your filthiness and from your idols

Will I cleanse you

and a new heart also will I give you

and a new spirit put within you,

and I will tear out the stony heart

of flesh,

and I will give you a heart of flesh.

Hello, devil. Welcome to hell.

Hello, Hornbeck.

Hillsboro, Heavenly Hillsboro

The buckle on the bible belt

Come on.

Where are we staying

...we're sharing a room at the mansion house

like everything else

in this town, misnamed

Follow me, and I shall point out

the unplumbed and plumbing-less depths.

Bible

Bible

Hot dogs.

Here y'are. Get your red hots.

That poses a pretty problem.

Which is hungrier... my stomach or my soul

Hot dog.

Yes, sir.

Tell me, uh, what do you think

of all these monkeyshines

Got no opinion, sir.

Opinions are bad for business.

Ah.

Are you a evolutionist

A infidel

A sinner

the worst kind.

I write for a newspaper.

Want a hot dog

No, thanks.

Oh, then you, sir, you must be a man of God.

No, no, no. ulcers

Ladies and gentlemen,

devolution is not a theory

but a proven fact.

My friends, man

did not evolve from the ape,

but the ape devolved from man.

Now, you take a look at this

creature sitting here.

There before you is an example

of the ungrace

to which man can fall

because of his own bestiality.

Look at those beady little brows.

Look at those shifting eyes.

For as sure as the good lord

cast out satan from heavenly glory,

so did he devolve this poor beast from man.

Quit looking at me, will you, son

These are the wages of sin, my friends.

You take a lesson.

Look and beware.

I thank you.

Your contributions will be gratefully

received.

Grandpa.

Welcome to Hillsboro, sir.

Have you come to testify

for the prosecution or the defense

You.

You Henry Drummond

Yes, I am.

I'm royce mcHenry, farmer hereabouts.

Nice to know you, Mr. mcHenry.

I want to tell you

we're just plain folk down here.

We don't need no outsiders to tell us

how or what to think.

Well, that isn't my mission, Mr. McHenry.

Then why don't you go back

where you came from

Hmm.

Pretty hot, aren't they

Their Messiah arrived yesterday.

Look, uh, Drummond,

Why don't you give your ulcers

a break and go home

You'll win no victories here.

I've been a lawyer long enough

to know there are

no total victories anywhere

Hm. there's only one man

in this town who thinks at all,

and he's in jail.

That's why I'm here.

Just, uh, plain folk, 2nd generation.

Mr. Drummond

We're all members of Mr. Cates'

homeroom and biology class.

.. w-we all like Mr. Cates very much.

And we hope you do right by him.

Well, so do i, son. so do i.

Sarah!

It's good to see you, Henry.

I only wish it were under different

circumstances.

Sarah, you look lovelier than ever

Oh, uh, you know Mr. Hornbeck

How do you do, Mrs. Brady

How do you do, Mr. Hornbeck

Ha ha!

Excuse me.

HHenry! Henry Drummond!

How are you, Henry

Hello, Matt.

I see you've made friends

among the younger set.

Yes, youth appeals to me these days.

Room 206, Mr. Drummond.

Thank you.

Neither of us is getting any younger,

eh Henry

Matt, you know what the doctor said

about not overeating in this heat.

Don't worry, mother.

We need strength for the fight ahead.

I'll take up your bags, counselor.

Thank you.

Oh, it's you again, Mr. Hornbeck.

I read your article yesterday.

Very biased reporting, I must say.

Mr. Brady, it's the duty of a newspaper

to comfort the afflicted...

and afflict the comfortable.

I don't like that fellow.

Oh. Henry, I'd like for you to meet

some of the good, uh, people

of Hillsboro.

Mr. Carter, the mayor.

Welcome to Hillsboro.

thank you, your honor.

Prosecuting attorney for this,

ah, this district,

Mr. Davenport.

We'll be working together.

Mr. Drummond, sir, let me assure you,

while we may not agree with your ideas,

we respect your right to voice them.

Good boy.

Henry Drummond and I have worked

side by side

in a good many battles for the rights

of the common folk of this country.

Twice he campaigned for me when I ran

for president.

Isn't that right, Henry

That's right, Matt.

Now, after all these years,

We find ourselves on the opposite

side of an issue.

Well, that's evolution for you.

Good day, gentlemen.

Good day, young gentlemen,

and... and thank you.

Sarah.

Good-bye,

Henry.

I believe we can desist

with the taking of photographs

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