# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3074
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61467 "2018-09-19T17:33:19Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick 8. Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann 9. 81 of the 82 Perry Mason stories by Erle Stanley Gardner 10. Clouds of Witness, Dorothy L. Sayers (from the Lord Peter Wimsey series) features a “courtroom” trial in the House of Lords. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61468 "2018-09-19T17:34:43Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick 8. Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann 9. 81 of the 82 Perry Mason stories by Erle Stanley Gardner 10. My Cousin Vinny, directed by Jonathan Lynn, from a screenplay written by Dale Launer ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61469 "2018-09-19T17:40:32Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick 8. Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann 9. 81 of the 82 Perry Mason stories by Erle Stanley Gardner 10. My Cousin Vinny, directed by Jonathan Lynn, from a screenplay written by Dale Launer 11. Perry Mason ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61470 "2018-09-19T17:47:20Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick 8. Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann 9. 81 of the 82 Perry Mason stories by Erle Stanley Gardner 10. My Cousin Vinny, directed by Jonathan Lynn, from a screenplay written by Dale Launer 11. Perry Mason 12. Other People’s Money - Jerry Sterner ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61471 "2018-09-19T17:50:07Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick 8. Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann 9. 81 of the 82 Perry Mason stories by Erle Stanley Gardner 10. My Cousin Vinny, directed by Jonathan Lynn, from a screenplay written by Dale Launer 11. Other People’s Money 12. Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers (from the Lord Peter Wimsey series) features a “courtroom” trial scene in the House of Lords. Housekeeping, removed duplicate Perry Mason ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61472 "2018-09-19T18:19:44Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick 8. Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann 9. 81 of the 82 Perry Mason stories by Erle Stanley Gardner 10. My Cousin Vinny, directed by Jonathan Lynn, from a screenplay written by Dale Launer 11. Other People’s Money 12. Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers (from the Lord Peter Wimsey series) 13. Anatomy of a Murder (1959 drama starring James Stewart, directed by Otto Preminger) Adapted from the novel written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker. Pass ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61473 "2018-09-19T18:23:43Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job !. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61474 "2018-09-19T18:34:50Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job !. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting Tommy Stubbins becomes Dr. Doolittle’s assistant and Dr. Doolittle temporarily becomes a bullfighter and a king ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61475 "2018-09-19T18:35:17Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61476 "2018-09-19T18:52:33Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. _The Man Who Would Be King_ by Rudyard Kipling ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61477 "2018-09-19T18:57:01Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling 5. The Godfather - Mario Puzo ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61478 "2018-09-19T19:06:10Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling 5. The Godfather - Mario Puzo 6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61479 "2018-09-19T19:24:45Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling 5. The Godfather - Mario Puzo 6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 7. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61480 "2018-09-19T19:27:33Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling 5. The Godfather - Mario Puzo 6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 7. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi 8. Shawshank Redemption - Steven King ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61481 "2018-09-19T20:53:06Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. _The Man Who Would Be King_ by Rudyard Kipling 5. The Godfather - Mario Puzo 6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 7. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi 8. Shawshank Redemption - Steven King 9. _The Three Musketeers_ by Alexandre Dumas ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61482 "2018-09-19T20:55:25Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Shawshank Redemption - Steven King Nitpicking but _The Shawshank Redemption_ was the name of the movie. The story by Stephen King was _Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption_. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61483 "2018-09-19T21:52:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Nitpicking but _The Shawshank Redemption_ was the name of the movie. The story by Stephen King was _Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption_. That’s cool, and I’m aware of that. In the movie, Brooks and Red both get new jobs when they’re released. And it was based on the book. Also in the movie, they discuss Alexandre Dumas, too. Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. _The Man Who Would Be King_ by Rudyard Kipling 5. The Godfather - Mario Puzo 6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 7. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi 8. Shawshank Redemption - Steven King 9. _The Three Musketeers_ by Alexandre Dumas 10. Ben-Hur - Lew Wallace ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61484 "2018-09-19T22:55:27Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling 5. The Godfather - Mario Puzo 6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 7. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi 8. Shawshank Redemption - Steven King 9. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 10. Ben-Hur - Lew Wallace 11. All The King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61485 "2018-09-19T22:55:49Z")
Ninja’d ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61486 "2018-09-19T22:56:57Z")
Fiction in which people get a new job 1. Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 2. Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling 5. The Godfather - Mario Puzo 6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 7. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi 8. Shawshank Redemption - Steven King 9. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 10. Ben-Hur - Lew Wallace 11. All The King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren 12. Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3073) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3075)