Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Jerome Cowan: Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara

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• Mrs. Mara : Sometimes I wish I married a butcher or a plumber.

  District Attorney : My dear, if I lose this hearing, you may very well get your wish.

• District Attorney : What is your name?

  Kris Kringle : Kris Kringle.

  District Attorney : Where do you live?

  Kris Kringle : That's what this hearing will decide.

  Judge Henry X. Harper : A very sound answer, Mister Kringle.

  District Attorney : Do you really believe that you're Santa Claus?

  Kris Kringle : Of course.

  District Attorney : [long pause]  The state rests, your honor.

• District Attorney : We now ask that Mr. Gailey present authoritative proof that Mr. Kringle is the one and only Santa Claus.

  Judge Henry X. Harper : Your point is well taken, Mr. Mara; I'm afraid we must agree!

  [Looks at Charles Halloran, who nods approvingly] 

• District Attorney : Your honor, the State of New York concedes the existence of Santa Claus.