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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 02/15/2002 : 13:27:08 [Permalink]
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Actually, now that you mention it, I'm not positive that ItW showed an acquittal. My memory tells me that it showed an unambiguous victory for evolution, but I may be misremembering the detail of the conviction.
-- Another thought... perhaps the newer version of ItW (which I haven't seen) has a different ending from the old Spencer Tracy version?
This is possible because I saw the remake with Lemmon and Scott two weeks ago and am quite sure it showed a conviction and $100 fine.
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Snake
SFN Addict
USA
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Posted - 02/15/2002 : 13:38:44 [Permalink]
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Thus, the prosecutor in the movie was named Matthew Harrison Brady, not William Jennings Bryan.
Thank you for the detailed response.
I like to learn information. I was mostly just asking about the names, since I'm very bad a remembering things like that. I didn't remember that the Bryan name was changed. As I said it was a long time ago that I saw that movie, I pictured the man not the name in my mind.
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Bryan got his conviction, but was made to look like a fool by Darrow. This is rather a shame, because aside from his stance on evolution, Bryan was a powerful and progressive politician who stood up for the rights of the "little guy" against the big money interests of his time.
-- Donnie B.
Yes, he did SOME good things, lol, depending on ones political stance. He was very religions though, so I would again ASSUME, perhaps not the best thing to do, but I assume much of his actions were based on his believes. Prohibition for example.
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Donnie B.
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 02/15/2002 : 18:21:42 [Permalink]
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Bryan got his conviction, but was made to look like a fool by Darrow. This is rather a shame, because aside from his stance on evolution, Bryan was a powerful and progressive politician who stood up for the rights of the "little guy" against the big money interests of his time.
Yes, he did SOME good things, lol, depending on ones political stance. He was very religions though, so I would again ASSUME, perhaps not the best thing to do, but I assume much of his actions were based on his believes. Prohibition for example.
Yes. I've always found it rather strange that the very same religion that some used to justify slavery (for example) motivated others to oppose slavery.
Ahh, but the Bible holds all the answers... as long as you read it right.
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