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Cheaper by the Dozen

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  • 1h 26m
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Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Walter Baldwin, Betty Barker, Barbara Bates, Patti Brady, Denise Courtemarche, Teddy Driver, Jimmy Hunt, Roddy McCaskill, Carol Nugent, Norman Ollestad, Anthony Sydes, Clifton Webb, and Judy Ann Whaley in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
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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 encoun... Read allMyrna 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.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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    • Director
      • Walter Lang
    • Writers
      • Lamar Trotti(screen play)
      • Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.(based on the novel by)
      • Ernestine Gilbreth Carey(based on the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Clifton Webb
      • Myrna Loy
      • Jeanne Crain
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Walter Lang
    • Writers
      • Lamar Trotti(screen play)
      • Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.(based on the novel by)
      • Ernestine Gilbreth Carey(based on the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Clifton Webb
      • Myrna Loy
      • Jeanne Crain
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
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    Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

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    Jeanne Crain, Betty Lynn, and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Jeanne Crain, Benny Bartlett, and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Barbara Bates, Jimmy Hunt, Norman Ollestad, and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Barker, Barbara Bates, Patti Brady, Teddy Driver, Jimmy Hunt, Roddy McCaskill, Carol Nugent, Norman Ollestad, Anthony Sydes, Tina Thompson, and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Barker, Barbara Bates, Patti Brady, Denise Courtemarche, Teddy Driver, Jimmy Hunt, Roddy McCaskill, Carol Nugent, Norman Ollestad, Anthony Sydes, Tina Thompson, Clifton Webb, and Judy Ann Whaley in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Barker, Barbara Bates, Patti Brady, Teddy Driver, Jimmy Hunt, Betty Lynn, Roddy McCaskill, Carol Nugent, Norman Ollestad, and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Barker, Barbara Bates, Patti Brady, Teddy Driver, Jimmy Hunt, Roddy McCaskill, Carol Nugent, Peggy O'Connor, Norman Ollestad, Anthony Sydes, Clifton Webb, and Judy Ann Whaley in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Betty Barker, Patti Brady, Jimmy Hunt, Carol Nugent, and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Jeanne Crain, Betty Barker, Barbara Bates, Patti Brady, Jimmy Hunt, and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Myrna Loy and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Myrna Loy in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
    Jimmy Hunt, Carol Nugent, and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

    Top cast

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    Clifton Webb
    Clifton Webb
    • Frank Bunker Gilbreth
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth
    Jeanne Crain
    Jeanne Crain
    • Ann Gilbreth
    Betty Lynn
    Betty Lynn
    • Deborah Lancaster
    Edgar Buchanan
    Edgar Buchanan
    • Dr. Burton
    Barbara Bates
    Barbara Bates
    • Ernestine Gilbreth
    Mildred Natwick
    Mildred Natwick
    • Mrs. Mebane
    Sara Allgood
    Sara Allgood
    • Mrs. Monahan
    Walter Baldwin
    Walter Baldwin
    • Jim Bracken
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Barker
    • Mary Gilbreth
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Bartlett
    Benny Bartlett
    • Joe Scales
    • (uncredited)
    Lovyss Bradley
    Lovyss Bradley
    • Teacher
    • (uncredited)
    Patti Brady
    Patti Brady
    • Martha Gilbreth
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Benson
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Christy
    • Jed - Delivers Telegram
    • (uncredited)
    Denise Courtemarche
    • Jane - Age 1
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Crane
    • Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Dulce Day
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Walter Lang
    • Writers
      • Lamar Trotti(screen play)
      • Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.(based on the novel by)
      • Ernestine Gilbreth Carey(based on the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the actual Gilbreth family, daughter Mary died from a childhood illness; the movie includes a Mary, but keeps her in the background with no lines.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the film when Frank Sr. is getting in his car to head for Europe, he tosses his hat on the seat with his coat on top of it. After saying goodbye to his family, he gets into the car and the hat is on top of the coat.
    • Quotes

      Mailman: All those kids yours?

      Frank Gilbreth: Oh, these aren't so many. You ought to see the ones we left behind.

      Mailman: How you ever feed 'em?

      Frank Gilbreth: Oh, they come cheaper by the dozen.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: This is the true story of an American family.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jack the Bear (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      In My Merry Oldsmobile
      (1905) (uncredited)

      Music by Gus Edwards

      Played during the opening credits

    User reviews58

    Review
    Top review
    Great Movie for the active mind!
    I saw this movie on our local PBS station last night. I had never seen it before, and sat there sorta wondering why on earth I wasn't changing the channel. As I watched the characters develop, and the continued background scenery of spacious houses and country that looked much different than what we see now - I understood why I couldn't change the channel. This film makes you think. It makes you realize how spoon-fed we are. We are spoon-fed movies, plots, stories, violence, sex, etc.

    A film such as this allows us to stop being spoon-fed, and lets us pick and choose what we want from the story, from the film.

    It is amusing to me that most of the posts against this fine film appear to be posted while watching the film through 2004-style glasses. It isn't a pretty thing, but women weren't held in the same position that they are today - and the film portrayed this wonderfully. Did it make the wife in the film any less admirable? I think it showed the inner strength that women had to have, making a remarkable statement about women of the era - that even though they might not be able to be out in the forefront - they had every bit as much (if not more) strength then the men. Even the father couldn't handle all the children - but the mother could -WHILE having a profession to boot!!

    While the father wasn't necessarily warm, and you didn't get that fuzzy feeling modern movies give us - I believe the character was very true to life when put in the context of the 1920s. I have spoken a great deal with many people I know, that had lived through that time period. I can tell you now, that many people in the early 1900s never experienced the type of love and closeness we feel today. Survival wasn't a near-guarantee back then, and harshness, crassness, and distance from others was more common. Children died at an alarming rate . . . adults too.

    History is what it is - and it is NOT subject to change, regardless of the nature of today's political attempts. Slavery happened, women weren't seen as equals, people were lynched by mobs of overzealous citizens, people starved, the dust bowl occurred. None of these events are wonderful, but they are our history, and there should be no shame in discussing - or accurately portraying / conveying these topics. I think this film is what it is too - a look at the life of an average family (perhaps an above average number of children - but even that wasn't all that rare).

    Enjoy this film - but please, be prepared to leave your glasses smudged with 2004 politics and standards behind - this is a treasure where we can get a glimpse of the type of characters that lived with our grand parents, great grand parents, and the like. If you like to be spoon-fed, please DON'T watch this movie.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Im Dutzend billiger
    • Filming locations
      • Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,646,500
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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