Listen, Judge (1952)
Moe Howard: Moe
Quotes
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Moe : You possum puss, get that punch out there or you'll get one from me!
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[first lines]
Judge Henderson : [a disgruntled Judge Henderson reviews the bogus charges on the stooges] Officer Ryan, you deserve a sharp reprimand for taking up the valuable time of this court with these flimsy cases
[turns to the other officer]
Judge Henderson : and so does Officer Casey. These men cannot be held for vagrancy. They have visible means of support!
Larry : [whispers to Moe and holds out his right suspender] Does he mean out suspenders?
Moe : Ohhh...
[he pulls on the suspender and snaps it back]
Larry : [in pain] Oww!
Judge Henderson : Quiet!
[he bangs his gavel, but smashes Officer Ryan's hand, by accident]
Officer Ryan : Oww!
Judge Henderson : I'm sorry, officer.
[looks at the charges again]
Judge Henderson : And this other charge: chicken stealing. I'm not going to make these poor unfortunates the victims of your prejudice and guesswork. Case dismissed for lack of evidence. You're free, boys.
Moe , Larry : Oh, thank you, your honor!
[a clucking chicken starts to expose itself from Shemp's jacket as Moe and Larry try to hide it and the judge looks up at Shemp, who is clucking like a chicken]
Judge Henderson : What's the matter with him?
Moe : Oh, he thinks he's a chicken.
Judge Henderson : Why don't you put him in an institution?
Larry : We can't. We need the eggs.
Moe : [bonks Larry on the head] Quiet!
[the chicken flies out from Shemp's jacket and lands on the judge and the officers try to extract it]
Moe : Every man for himself!
[they run out of the courtroom with the officers in pursuit but are knocked down by the swinging doors]