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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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Jeanne Crain | ... | Ann Gilbreth | |
| Myrna Loy | ... | Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth | |
| Debra Paget | ... | Martha Gilbreth | |
| Jeffrey Hunter | ... | Dr. Bob Grayson | |
| Edward Arnold | ... | Sam Harper | |
| Hoagy Carmichael | ... | Thomas George Bracken | |
| Barbara Bates | ... | Ernestine Gilbreth | |
| Robert Arthur | ... | Frank Gilbreth, Jr. | |
| Verna Felton | ... | Cousin Leora | |
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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. Written by Dan Weckerly
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female engineer | working single mother | widow | told in flashback | social dance |Genres:
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16 May 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bellezas por casar See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth: The childern have a chemistry set in the cellar.
Sam Harper: Smells like alcohol.
Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth: Mr. Harper, alcohol is a chemical.
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Music and lyrics by Thomas A. Allan
Sung by Jeffrey Hunter while riding a bicycle
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French visa # 12839. See more »Quotes
Sam Harper: [hearing muffled explosion] What on earth was that?Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth: The childern have a chemistry set in the cellar.
Sam Harper: Smells like alcohol.
Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth: Mr. Harper, alcohol is a chemical.
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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. See more »Soundtracks
Any Rags, Any Bones, Any Bottles Today?Music and lyrics by Thomas A. Allan
Sung by Jeffrey Hunter while riding a bicycle
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Vastly inferior follow up to the delightful "Cheaper by the Dozen". It hurts me to put down any film starring the great Myrna Loy, but before you dive into this expecting the same qualities contained in the original you ought to be warned.
Part of the charm of the original was the attention paid to period details and the wonderful production values - missing this time around. The family originally lived in the house made famous in "Meet me in St. Louis", now the set looks like Mayberry. Interiors, originally rich with detail have taken on the 50's monochromatic look of an old "I Love Lucy" episode. Direction? The pacing, cinematography and line deliveries are found lacking.
Is it worth watching? Sure...it's not a bad way to pass an hour and a half - Just don't expect to see what you saw the first time around and you won't be disappointed.