Anatomy of a Murder/Trivia

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  • Actor Allusion: During trial, James Stewart (in character, as Paul Biegler) invokes his own famous "country bumpkin" persona to win the jury's sympathy.
  • All-Star Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Eve Arden, George C. Scott, Arthur O' Connell, Murray Hamilton, Orson Bean, Army-McCarthy counsel Joseph N. Welch as Judge Weaver, and Duke Ellington in a cameo.
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty: Paul Biegler never said, "Now, I'm no big city lawyer" or "I'm just a simple country lawyer." His actual line is, "I'm just a humble country lawyer trying to do the best I can against this brilliant prosecutor from the big city of Lansing."
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