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1950 Certificate U
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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 .. Read more

Starring Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Clifton Webb, Barbara Bates
Director Walter Lang
Genres Family

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Cheaper By The Dozen

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
Director Walter Lang
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 22 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Family
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 26 Mar 2007
Production year: 1950
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  • 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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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    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 delightful light family comedy,which was so successful when first released a sequel and continuation of the story was made the following year entitled BELLES ON THEIR TOES. This film is also available for rental.but you MUST see CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN FIRST.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    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. Great for nostalgia

      • A customer from Blackpool

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