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Cheaper by the Dozen is a 1950 American comedy film based upon the autobiographical book Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The film and book describe growing up in a family with twelve children, in Montclair, New Jersey.
Cheaper by the Dozen: Directed by Walter Lang. With Clifton Webb, Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Betty Lynn. Myrna Loy plays the wife of the persnickety father of her 12 children, Clifton Webb, who has uniquely humorous methods for dealing with the ordeals such an unwieldy family undoubtedly encounters.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Walter Lang
- 1950-04-05
This colorful depiction of life in a family of 12 children stars Clifton Webb as Frank Bunker Gilbreth, an eccentric father who prides himself on some truly unorthodox child-rearing methods. Based...
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 25m 1950. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A pioneering efficiency expert tests his theories on his large family. Cast & Crew. Read More. Walter Lang. Director. Clifton Webb. Frank B. Gilbreth. Jeanne Crain.
- Walter Lang
- Clifton Webb
Based on the true story of the large Gilbreth family, this film follows Frank Gilbreth (Clifton Webb) and his wife, Lillian (Myrna Loy), as they raise their 12 children.
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- Clifton Webb
- Walter Lang
In 1921, when Ann is sixteen, the family lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where her father, an industrial engineer, is also an efficiency expert utilizing time and motion studies. Frank informs the family that they are moving to Montclair, New Jersey.
The light-hearted family comedy is the true story of Frank and Lilian Gilbreth, efficiency experts and parents to twelve precious children. 2,055 IMDb 7.0 1 h 26 min 1950. PG-13. Drama · Comedy · Cheerful · Fun. Available to rent or buy.
