Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

George C. Scott: Claude Dancer

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• [Judge Weaver has stopped the testimony by Detective Sergeant James Durgo, State Police, and called the lawyers to his bench] 

  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?

  Paul Biegler : Panties, Your Honor.

  Judge Weaver : Do you expect this subject to come up again?

  Paul Biegler : Yes, Sir.

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

  Mitch Lodwick : I never heard my wife call 'em anything else.

  Judge Weaver : Mr. Biegler?

  Paul Biegler : I'm a bachelor, Your Honor.

  Judge Weaver : That's a great help. Mr. Dancer?

  Claude 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.