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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Henry Drummond (temporarily during the trial)	1
Henry Drummond, the defense attorney	1
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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond
Context triple: [Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady, conflictsWith, Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond]

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."
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.
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.
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.
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.

NED2 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.

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."
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ filmCharacter ⓘ
adaptedFrom	Inherit the Wind (play) ⓘ linked to: play "Inherit the Wind"
appearsIn	Inherit the Wind (1960 film) ⓘ linked to: 1960 film "Inherit the Wind"
awardsContext	Spencer Tracy received an Academy Award nomination for this role ⓘ linked to: Academy Award nomination for Best Actor
basedOn	Clarence Darrow ⓘ
centralConflict	legality of teaching evolution in public schools ⓘ
characterName	Henry Drummond ⓘ linked to: Clarence Darrow
conflictsWith	Matthew Harrison Brady ⓘ
countryOfSetting	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defends	Bertram Cates ⓘ
defendsFor	teaching evolution ⓘ
dialogueStyle	rhetorically powerful ⓘ witty ⓘ
filmGenreContext	courtroom drama ⓘ drama ⓘ
ideologicalStance	civil libertarian ⓘ pro-academic freedom ⓘ pro-evolution ⓘ
legalCaseDepicted	Scopes Monkey Trial (fictionalized) ⓘ
legalStrategy	cross-examines Matthew Harrison Brady on the Bible ⓘ
medium	feature film ⓘ
moralAlignment	heroic ⓘ 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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ modernism ⓘ scientific reasoning ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	1920s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady → conflictsWith → Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond ⓘ

Meeker → interactsWith → Henry Drummond, the defense attorney ⓘ

subject linked to: interacts with Henry Drummond

linked to: Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond

Hillsboro → hasResident → Henry Drummond (temporarily during the trial) ⓘ

subject linked to: fictional town of Hillsboro