Judge Weaver quotes from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Judge Weaver

For the benefit of the jury, but more especially for the spectators, The garment mentioned in the testimony was, to be exact, Mrs. Manion's panties. [spectators roar with laughter] I wanted to get your snickering over and done with. This pair of panties will be mentioned again over the course of this trial, and when it is, there will not be one laugh, one snicker, one giggle or even one smirk in my courtroom. There is nothing comic about a pair of panties that resulted in the violent death of one man and the possible incarceration of another.

Judge Weaver

Now, Mr. Dancer, get off the panties. You've done enough damage.

Judge Weaver

Mr. Biegler, you finally got your rape into the case, and I think all the details should now be made clear to the jury. What exactly was the undergarment just referred to?

Panties, Your Honor.
Judge Weaver: Do you expect this subject to come up again?

Yes, Sir.

Judge Weaver

There's a certain light connotation attached to the word "panties." Can we find another name for them?

I never heard my wife call 'em anything else.

Judge Weaver

Mr. Biegler?

I'm a bachelor, Your Honor.

Judge Weaver

That's a great help. Mr. Dancer?

When I was overseas during the war, Your Honor, I learned a French word. I'm afraid that might be slightly suggestive.

Judge Weaver

Most French words are.

Mr. Paquette, what would you call a man with an insatiable penchant for women?

A what?

A penchant... a desire... taste... passion?

Well, uh, ladies' man, I guess. Or maybe just a damn fool!

Judge Weaver

Just answer the questions, Mr. Paquette. The attorneys will provide the wisecracks.