Doris: I was wrong when I told you that, Susie. You must believe in Mr. Kringle and keep right on doing it.
Kris Kringle: Some children wish for things they couldn't possibly use...
Alfred, Macy janitor: Yeah, there's a lot of bad 'isms' floatin' around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism. Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it's the same -
Susan: If you're really Santa Claus, you can get it for me.
Susan: I believe... I believe...
Mr. Shellhammer: But... but maybe he's only a little crazy like painters or composers or...
Fred Gailey: Look Doris, someday you're going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work. And when you do, don't overlook those lovely intangibles.
Fred Gailey: Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to. Don't you see? It's not just Kris that's on trial, it's everything he stands for.
Kris Kringle: Oh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind... and that's what's been changing.
Fred Gailey: Is it true that you're the owner of one of the biggest department stores in New York City?
Mrs. Mara: Sometimes I wish I married a butcher or a plumber.
Fred: That baseball player sure looks like a giant to me.
[Doris is trying to convince Susan there is no Santa Claus] Susan: But when he spoke Dutch to that girl...
Kris Kringle: You know what the imagination is? Susan: Oh, sure. That's when you see things, but they're not really there.
Fred Gailey: I'm going to find the answer to a question that's puzzled the world for centuries. Does Santa Claus sleep with his whiskers outside or in? Kris Kringle: Always sleep with them out.
District Attorney: What is your name? Kris Kringle: Kris Kringle. District Attorney: Where do you live?
Kris Kringle: You've been drinking. Drunken Santa Claus: Well, it's cold outside.
Susan: There's no such thing as giants. Fred Gailey: What about the one Jack killed? Susan: Jack? Jack who? Fred Gailey: Jack from 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. Susan: I never heard of that. Fred Gailey: Sure you have. You must have forgotten. It's a fairy tale. Susan: Oh... one of those.
Fred Gailey: Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Government, recognizes this man Kris Kringle to be the one and only Santa Claus.
Charles Halloran: You go on back in there and tell them that you rule there is no Santy Claus. Go on. But if you do, remember this: you can count on getting just two votes, your own and that district attorney's out there.
Doris: Would you please tell her that you're not really Santa Claus, that there actually is no such person?
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