Listen, Judge (1952)

Vernon Dent: Judge Henderson

Quotes 

• [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]