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In which film did he receive critical praise for his dramatic role?

  • Inherit the Wind

  • Black Hand

  • Ziegfeld Follies

  • Invitation to the Dance

Answer

In 1960, Spencer Tracy received critical praise for his dramatic role in the film Inherit the Wind. The film is a courtroom drama based on the 1925 Scopes Trial, in which a Tennessee schoolteacher was put on trial for teaching evolution. Tracy played the role of Clarence Darrow, the defense attorney for the teacher.
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