Disorder in the Court (1936)

Bud Jamison: Defense Attorney

Quotes 

• Defense attorney : [holding the murder weapon]  The action on this pistol is so hard, it would take the strength of a mule to pull the trigger!

  [hands the pistol to Curly] 

  Defense attorney : Go ahead!

  Curly : I'm no mule!

  Moe : No! Your ears are too short!

• Curly : Well, me and my pals, we're musicians. We were tearin' up some hot swing music in the York Esther. Gail over there was swingin' her fans. Her sweetie Koik Robin was inhalin' a bottle of hooch at a table. And a hoofer by the name of Buck Wing was gettin' ready to shake his tootsies.

  Defense attorney : Kindly speak English and drop the vernacular.

  Curly : [holding his Derby hat]  Vernaculah? That's a doiby!

  Defense attorney : Drop the vernacular!

  [Curly drops his hat] 

  Defense attorney : No, no, not that! Talk so the jury can understand!

  Curly : Is everybody dumb?

• Defense attorney : Mr. Howard, kindly tell the court what you know about the murder of Kirk Robbin.

  Curly : [to the Judge]  Well, it was like this, Mr. Court...

  Defense attorney : Address the judge as "Your Honor".

  Curly : [to the Judge]  Well, it was like this, my honor...

  Defense attorney : "Your honor", not "My honor".

  Curly : Why? Don't you like him?