1. Humphrey Bogart, "Casablanca" (1942): His traditional trench flaps in the wind on the stormy night when he does the gallant thing and sends Ingrid Bergman on her way.
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2. Audrey Hepburn, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961): Panicky after throwing her beloved cat out of a taxi on a rainy New York night, she runs out to look for her pet in a classic trench.
3. Robert Mitchum, "Out of the Past" (1947): As a drifter with a dark past, he wears a wrinkled raincoat that looks as if he sleeps in it.
4. Peter Sellers, "The Pink Panther" (1963): His trench coat is intended to make Inspector Clouseau look like a serious investigator, but it becomes a comic prop.
5. Dana Andrews, "Laura" (1944): He makes a convincing detective, and his trench gives off don't-mess-with-me vibes.
6. Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006): Forget Prada. She wears Donna Karan, an elegant white trench that matches her hair.
7. Jack Lemmon, "The Apartment" (1960): He walks the streets of New York late at night in his trench coat after lending his apartment to his bosses for assignations.
8. Marilyn Monroe, "Let's Make Love" (1960): Wrapped around her, the trench suddenly has sex appeal. She makes you wonder what's under it.
9. Doris Day, "Midnight Lace" (1960): In a color-coordinated moment, someone tries to push her, clad in a red raincoat, under a red bus.
10. Denzel Washington, "Training Day" (2001): As a corrupt LAPD detective, he dons a full-length black leather coat. This is the movies, where leather trenches are worn by bad guys.
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