Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. This is a very thinly disguised rendition of the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" with debates between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan taken largely from the transcripts.
Tom Connors is a criminal sentenced to Sing Sing. His girlfriend Fay is injured and Warden Long arrainges for Tom to visit her on his honor to return. While there he gets a fight with mobster Joe Finn and Fay shoots Finn. Tom jumps out the window and is blamed for the death. He gives himself up but it sentenced to the electric chair.
Hoored at a banquet for his sixty year career as an inventor, scientist, and businessman, 89 year old Thomas Alva Edison reflects back on his long career, which includes such achievements as the stock market ticker, the phonograph, the light bulb, and the motion picture. Written by duke1029@aol.com