Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond
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Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond is the principled defense attorney in the film "Inherit the Wind," who champions intellectual freedom and challenges religious fundamentalism during a dramatized version of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
All labels observed (1)
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| Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7093387 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond Context triple: [Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady, conflictsWith, Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond]
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Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter
Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter is the actor’s portrayal of the gentle, hardworking Florida farm father in the 1946 film adaptation of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ novel "The Yearling."
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Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a prominent American defense attorney and civil libertarian best known for his high-profile cases like the Scopes "Monkey" Trial and his advocacy for individual rights and social justice.
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Perry Mason
Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney, created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, who became widely known through a long-running American television series centered on his courtroom investigations and dramatic legal victories.
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Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
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E.
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond Target entity description: Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond is the principled defense attorney in the film "Inherit the Wind," who champions intellectual freedom and challenges religious fundamentalism during a dramatized version of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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A.
Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter
Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter is the actor’s portrayal of the gentle, hardworking Florida farm father in the 1946 film adaptation of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ novel "The Yearling."
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B.
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a prominent American defense attorney and civil libertarian best known for his high-profile cases like the Scopes "Monkey" Trial and his advocacy for individual rights and social justice.
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C.
Perry Mason
Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney, created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, who became widely known through a long-running American television series centered on his courtroom investigations and dramatic legal victories.
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D.
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
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E.
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacter ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Inherit the Wind (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Inherit the Wind (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardsContext | Spencer Tracy received an Academy Award nomination for this role NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Clarence Darrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | legality of teaching evolution in public schools ⓘ |
| characterName | Henry Drummond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Matthew Harrison Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defends | Bertram Cates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendsFor | teaching evolution ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
rhetorically powerful
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
courtroom drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| ideologicalStance |
civil libertarian
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pro-academic freedom ⓘ pro-evolution ⓘ |
| legalCaseDepicted | Scopes Monkey Trial (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStrategy | cross-examines Matthew Harrison Brady on the Bible ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment |
heroic
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principled ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
champion of rational inquiry
ⓘ
critic of dogmatism ⓘ |
| notableScene | final speech defending the right to think ⓘ |
| occupation | defense attorney ⓘ |
| opposes | religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| portrayalReception | critically acclaimed performance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Spencer Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryThemeAssociation |
conflict between science and religion
ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ intellectual freedom ⓘ |
| relationshipToRealEvents | fictionalized version of Clarence Darrow in Scopes Trial ⓘ |
| releaseYearOfWork | 1960 ⓘ |
| roleInStory | protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | fictional town of Hillsboro ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
individual conscience
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modernism ⓘ scientific reasoning ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1920s ⓘ |
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Subject: Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond Description of subject: Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond is the principled defense attorney in the film "Inherit the Wind," who champions intellectual freedom and challenges religious fundamentalism during a dramatized version of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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