Changes

The jury gave Darrow exactly what he requested: it found Scopes guilty.  His fine was eliminated on a technicality on appeal.

The jury gave Darrow exactly what he requested: it found Scopes guilty.  His fine was eliminated on a technicality on appeal.

== The and play ==

== The movie and play ==

The play ''Inherit the Wind'' , and the adapted movie, were loosely based on the Scopes Trial. Several modifications were made; characters names were changed, and several facts were changed. The authors have said that the play was really an attempt to mock Senator Joseph McCarthy, and to equate anti-communism with anti-intellectualism.<ref>[http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/07/08/07]</ref> It featured the popular Spencer Tracy as Clarence Darrow, and even garnered a few Academy Award nominations.

The play ''Inherit the Wind'', and the adapted movie, were loosely based on the Scopes Trial. Several modifications were made; characters names were changed, and many crucial facts were changed. The authors have said that the play was really an attempt to mock Senator Joseph McCarthy, and to equate anti-communism with anti-intellectualism.<ref>[http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/07/08/07]</ref> It featured the popular Spencer Tracy as Clarence Darrow, and even garnered a few Academy Award nominations.

   

   

The movie features an angry mob trying to lynch a jailed teacher; in fact, the ACLU ran advertisements with offers to pay expenses for a teacher to volunteer for the case, and Scopes was never jailed and never paid even a fine.

The movie features an angry mob trying to lynch a jailed teacher; in fact, the ACLU ran advertisements with offers to pay expenses for a teacher to volunteer for the case, and Scopes was never jailed and never paid even a fine.