Clifton Webb stars in this lighthearted comedy as a patriarch who has more children than he can count on both hands. Along with his loving wife, played with dry humour by Myrna Loy, Frank Gilbreth must contend with the problems of five fathers. This includes a mass tonsillectomy and the eldest daughter's adolescent crises; her .. Read more
| Starring | Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Clifton Webb, Barbara Bates |
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| Director | Walter Lang |
| Genres | Family |
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Clifton Webb stars in this lighthearted comedy as a patriarch who has more children than he can count on both hands. Along with his loving wife, played with dry humour by Myrna Loy, Frank Gilbreth must contend with the problems of five fathers. This includes a mass tonsillectomy and the eldest daughter's adolescent crises; her lack of a date to the school dance is solved skillfully by dad, who takes her himself! Based on the true story of Frank and Lillian Gibreth's child rearing adventures as they were depicted in the book written by two of their children, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN is directed with a refreshing post-war optimism by Walter Lang. Though the huge family must be run with a workmanlike, though comic, efficiency, it is dad's charm and love for his offspring keeps the family together.
| Starring | Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Clifton Webb, Barbara Bates, Sara Allgood, Mildred Natwick, Betty Lynn, Edgar Buchanan |
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| Director | Walter Lang |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 22 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1950 To Rent: DVD: 26 Mar 2007 |
Webb's spinsterish acidity, so effective in Laura and The Razor's Edge, was amusing enough when he was elevated to... read more on Time Out
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ORIGINAL IS BEST
CLIFTON WEBB stars in this story based on the life of a real person Frank GILBRAITHE, A very famous time and motion expert in the early 1920s. This is a ... read more »
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ok but not great
pleasant enough, without hitting the heights.
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not bad
This is a good, light, family comedy that is now showing it's age (not really a bad thing). It reminds me of the films I watched on sundays as a young kid. ... read more »
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ORIGINAL IS BEST
CLIFTON WEBB stars in this story based on the life of a real person Frank GILBRAITHE, A very famous time and motion expert in the early 1920s. This is a ... read more »
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