1:37:01
- I object!
- Please. I know how horrible I've been.
1:37:07
No matter what happens, do this for me.
1:37:11
- Please.
- You said I could speak.
1:37:14
You said I could have my say.
Please let me take the witness chair.
1:37:15
He must be made to defend himself
before you decide.
1:37:19
- Take the stand.
- Thank you.
1:37:22
- She has no bearing on the case.
- Let her speak.
1:37:24
I know why he won't defend himself.
He's been hurt.
1:37:27
He's been hurt by everybody,
principally by me.
1:37:31
He's been the victim
of every crook in town.
1:37:35
The newspapers made him a target
for their feeble humour.
1:37:37
I was smarter than the rest.
I got closer so I could laugh louder.
1:37:40
Why shouldn't he keep quiet?
1:37:44
Every time he said anything,
it was twisted around.
1:37:46
He can thank me for it.
I handed them a laugh.
1:37:49
A fitting climax
to my sense of humour.
1:37:52
- This is preposterous.
- I wrote those articles.
1:37:54
I was going to get a raise,
a month's vacation.
1:37:57
But I stopped writing them when
I found out what he was all about.
1:37:59
He could never fit in
with our distorted viewpoint,
1:38:04
because he's honest
and sincere and good.
1:38:07
If that man's crazy,
the rest of us belong in strait-jackets!
1:38:11
- This is absurd. She's in love with him.
- What's that got to do with it?
1:38:15
- You are, aren't you?
- Yes!
1:38:20
Her testimony's of no value.
1:38:22
Why shouldn't she defend him?
Typical womanhood. Protect the weak.
1:38:24
Nobody dislikes the boy.
I have a fond affection for him.
1:38:27
- But that doesn't mean to say...
- I can verify what Miss Bennett said.
1:38:31
I'm her editor. She told me
what a swell fellow this man was.
1:38:34
Anything Babe Bennett says
is OK with me.
1:38:38
If you've anything to say,
take the stand.
1:38:41
I've already said it. I just thought
I'd like to get my two cents in.
1:38:43
Don't be a sucker. Speak your piece.
1:38:47
- I've got a couple of cents.
- Sit down.
1:38:49
- I've been with him since he came here.
- Sit down! There will be no interruptions.
1:38:52
- How about us, Mr Deeds?
- What about us, Mr Deeds?
1:38:56
- Order!
- Don't leave us out in the cold!
1:38:59
They're trying to frame you.