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Belles on Their Toes

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 29m
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Belles on Their Toes (1952)
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The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.

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  • Director
    • Henry Levin
  • Writers
    • Phoebe Ephron(screenplay)
    • Henry Ephron(screenplay)
    • Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.(book "Belles on Their Toes")
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Crain
    • Myrna Loy
    • Debra Paget
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  • Director
    • Henry Levin
  • Writers
    • Phoebe Ephron(screenplay)
    • Henry Ephron(screenplay)
    • Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.(book "Belles on Their Toes")
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Crain
    • Myrna Loy
    • Debra Paget
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    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Jeanne Crain and Hoagy Carmichael in Belles on Their Toes (1952)
    Jeanne Crain and Debra Paget in Belles on Their Toes (1952)
    Jeanne Crain and Edward Arnold in Belles on Their Toes (1952)
    Jeanne Crain, Barbara Bates, and Verna Felton in Belles on Their Toes (1952)
    Myrna Loy and Edward Arnold in Belles on Their Toes (1952)
    Myrna Loy in Belles on Their Toes (1952)
    Jeffrey Hunter, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Robert Arthur, Barbara Bates, Teddy Driver, June Hedin, Jimmy Hunt, Tommy Ivo, Roddy McCaskill, Carol Nugent, Debra Paget, and Anthony Sydes in Belles on Their Toes (1952)

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    Jeanne Crain
    Jeanne Crain
    • Ann Gilbrethas Ann Gilbreth
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Dr. Lillian M. Gilbrethas Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth
    Debra Paget
    Debra Paget
    • Martha Gilbrethas Martha Gilbreth
    Jeffrey Hunter
    Jeffrey Hunter
    • Dr. Bob Graysonas Dr. Bob Grayson
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Sam Harperas Sam Harper
    Hoagy Carmichael
    Hoagy Carmichael
    • Thomas George Brackenas Thomas George Bracken
    Barbara Bates
    Barbara Bates
    • Ernestine Gilbrethas Ernestine Gilbreth
    Robert Arthur
    Robert Arthur
    • Frank Gilbreth, Jr.as Frank Gilbreth, Jr.
    Verna Felton
    Verna Felton
    • Cousin Leoraas Cousin Leora
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Harper's Chauffeuras Harper's Chauffeur
    • (uncredited)
    Merry Anders
    Merry Anders
    • Studentas Student
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Charlotte Austin
    Charlotte Austin
    • Studentas Student
    • (uncredited)
    David Bair
    • Bit Roleas Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Bartlett
    Benny Bartlett
    • 'Bubber' Beasleyas 'Bubber' Beasley
    • (uncredited)
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Kendall Williamsas Kendall Williams
    • (uncredited)
    Boyd Cabeen
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Teddy Driver
    • Jack Gilbrethas Jack Gilbreth
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
    • Franklin Dykesas Franklin Dykes
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Levin
    • Writers
      • Phoebe Ephron(screenplay)
      • Henry Ephron(screenplay)
      • Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.(book "Belles on Their Toes")
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    Storyline

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    Following the untimely demise of her husband Frank in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), wise matriarch and brilliant engineer Lillian Gilbreth finds herself struggling to support her large family. As her children pitch in and do their part to cut expenses, overworked Lillian battles prejudice, bent on succeeding in a male-dominated world. The goal is to keep the family together and see the last granddaughter graduate from college. When will that final great moment arrive? —Nick Riganas
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    • working single mother
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    • told in flashback
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    • Taglines
      • The New Adventures Of The "Cheaper By The Dozen" Family!
    • Genre
      • Comedy
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      • Approved
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    • Trivia
      Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)'s Joe Scales and this film's Bubber Beasley are played by the same actor, Benny Bartlett. In "Cheaper by the Dozen" Joe is Ann's (first) date for the high school dance. He is soon replaced by the heartthrob lifeguard from Nantucket, Tom Black. After Ann has a pang of guilt for dumping Joe, Tom tells her to "throw him back baby, he's too small to keep". In this film Bubber is Martha's date for the high school dance. He again is replaced by a number of boys who are interested in dancing with the new and "stunning" Martha. She feels a bit guilty and surprised at her newfound popularity and apologizes to Bubber. explaining that up until then, "I really wanted to be a boy".
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth: I wasn't asleep, dear. I was just thinking of someone who loved us all very much... and saying thank you.

    • Crazy credits
      A young man's hand closes the last page of the Cheaper by the Dozen novel and transitions the book to the cover of Belles on Their Toes in which the credits are printed inside the novel.
    • Connections
      Featured in Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Lazy
      Written by Irving Berlin

      Sung by Hoagy Carmichael and the Gilbreth children (Jeanne Crain, Barbara Bates, Debra Paget, Robert Arthur, Carol Nugent, Teddy Driver, Jimmy Hunt, Tommy Ivo, Anthony Sydes, Roddy McCaskill and Tina Thompson, while working around and about the house

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    Top review
    6/10
    Acceptance in a man's world
    Belles On Their Toes takes us through the further adventures of the Gilbreth family after the loss of the family patriarch Clifton Webb in Cheaper By The Dozen. Webb has left Myrna Loy with quite the large family to raise on her own now.

    Webb was a real life and well known industrial efficiency expert and Loy has had the same training. The big issue for her is acceptance in a man's world and she has a rough go of it. She does however make an ally and a convert of industrialist Edward Arnold and a bit more than that with him.

    Loy however is mostly in a mother role and she's there for advice with her older daughters like, Jeanne Crain, Debra Paget, and Barbara Bates all of whom have their usual romantic problems.

    Belles On Their Toes is not as good a piece of nostalgia as Cheaper By The Dozen, but it's a pleasant piece of family entertainment that holds up well aftr half a century.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Im Dutzend heiratsfähig
    • Filming locations
      • Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,360,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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