Ray Teal
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A cave collapse in New Mexico traps a man, and all eyes turn toward the tragedy … including those of Charles "Chuck" Tatum (Kirk Douglas), a washed-up newspaper reporter who sees the incident as a ticket back to his former days at the top of the journalism heap. As the media circus begins to swirl around the trapped man's plight, Tatum takes command of the situation, embellishing the unfolding drama and prolonging the rescue effort … while feeding...
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Based on the real-life 1925 trial featuring Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. Portrays the Scopes monkey trial, where famous lawyer Henry Drummond battles fundamentalist Matthew Brady in a Tennessee courtroom when schoolteacher Bertram Cates is put on trial for violating the Butler Act, a state law that prohibits public school teachers from teaching evolution.