Mad for the Movies: Courtroom Dramas - Inherit the Wind

Whether it's a question of guilt or innocence, an unlikely defense or prosecution, or railing against injustice, courtroom dramas have endured as entertainment in every storytelling medium. In film, the courtroom drama has produced not only memorable performances and scenes, but also some of the greatest speeches ever put to screen.On this night, we will be watching Stanley Kramer's 1960 film "Inherit the Wind" starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, and Gene Kelly. Schoolteacher Bertram Cates…