Cast & Crew
86 actors and 29 crew members
Cast
Spencer TracyHenry Drummond
Fredric MarchMatthew Harrison Brady
Gene KellyE.K. Hornbeck
Dick YorkBertram T. Cates
Donna AndersonRachel Brown
Harry MorganJudge Mel
Claude AkinsRev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott ReidProsecutor Tom Davenport
Paul HartmanBailiff Mort Meeker
Philip CoolidgeMayor Jason Carter
Jimmy BoydHoward
Noah Beery Jr.John Stebbins
Norman FellWGN Radio Technician- Gordon PolkGeorge Sillers
Hope SummersMrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
Ray TealJessie H. Dunlap
Renee GodfreyMrs. Stebbins
Florence EldridgeSarah Brady- John AlbanCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Leon AltonTownsman (uncredited)
Don AndersonCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie BakerCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Frank BakerTownsman (uncredited)- John BartonTownsman (uncredited)
- Brandon BeachTownsman (uncredited)
Gail BonneyFundamentalist Woman (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)- Brad BrownCourtroom Photographer (uncredited)
- Buck BuckoTownsman (uncredited)
George CalligaCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)- Dick CherneyTownsman (uncredited)
- Oliver CrossCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- Jack DalyEskimo Pie Vendor in Courtroom (uncredited)
- Jack DeeryTownsman (uncredited)
Lester DorrDr. John (uncredited)
George DunnBanker / Critic at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Donald ElsonBollinger (uncredited)
Adolph FaylauerCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)- Duke FishmanCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Raoul FreemanCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- David FrescoThreatening Spectator (uncredited)
- Kay GarrettCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Richard GeorgeYoung Farmer Carrying Burning Effigy (uncredited)
- Helen GereghtyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Joseph GlickCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
James GonzalezScientist (uncredited)
Signe HackTownswoman (uncredited)- Stuart HallDr. Amos Keller (uncredited)
Joseph HamiltonMan Yelling at Brady Welcome (uncredited)- Sam HarrisTownsman (uncredited)
Earle HodginsDr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)- Tex HoldenTownsman (uncredited)
Wendell HolmesBanker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited)
Shep HoughtonTownsman (uncredited)
Colin KennyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)- Johnny KernCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Perk LazelleTownsman (uncredited)
- King LockwoodCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hank MannTownsman (uncredited)- Sandee MarriottCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Thomas MartinReporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Harp McGuireHarry Esterbrook (uncredited)
Frank MillsCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)- Hans MoebusTownsman (uncredited)
Robert OsterlohSam - Deputy Arresting Cates (uncredited)- Stephen PaylowCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Bob PerryCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- Joe PloskiCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' PollardTownsman (uncredited)- Paul PowerCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Waclaw RekwartCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- John RiceTownsman (uncredited)
Addison RichardsTownsman (uncredited)
Leoda RichardsWoman Diner (uncredited)- Robert RobinsonTownsman (uncredited)
Scott SeatonCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)- Leslie SketchleyBailiff (uncredited)
Stephen SoldiCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Rudy SooterCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)- Bert StevensCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Hal TaggartJuror (uncredited)
Harry TenbrookCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)- George TracyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Charles WagenheimHotel Clerk (uncredited)- Justice WatsonHillsboro Salesman (uncredited)
Will WrightBible Salesman (uncredited)
Crew
Directing
- Assistant Director
- Ivan Volkman
- Script Supervisor
- Sam Freedle
- Second Assistant Director
- Leonard Kunody
- Stage Director
- Herman Shumlin
Writing
- Screenplay
- Harold Jacob SmithNedrick Young
- Theatre Play
- Jerome LawrenceRobert Edwin Lee
Production
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
- Casting
- James ListerLynn Stalmaster
- Producer's Assistant
- Anne P. Kramer
- Production Manager
- Clem Beauchamp
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Ernest Laszlo
- Assistant Camera
- William N. Clark
- Camera Operator
- Charles F. Wheeler
- Grip
- Morris Rosen
- Second Company Grip
- Martin Kashuk
Editing
- Editor
- Frederic Knudtson
Sound
- Original Music Composer
- Ernest Gold
- Sound Editor
- Walter Elliott
- Sound Engineer
- Joe Lapis
Art
- Production Design
- Rudolph Sternad
- Assistant Property Master
- Jack Kirston
- Property Master
- Art Cole
Costume & Make-Up
- Costume Design
- Joe King
- Hairstylist
- Larry Germain
- Makeup Artist
- Bud Westmore
Lighting
- Gaffer
- Roy Roberts
Crew
- Presenter
- Stanley Kramer
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