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Belles on Their Toes

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 29m
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6.5/10
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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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    • 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
    • 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 Gilbreth
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth
    Debra Paget
    Debra Paget
    • Martha Gilbreth
    Jeffrey Hunter
    Jeffrey Hunter
    • Dr. Bob Grayson
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Sam Harper
    Hoagy Carmichael
    Hoagy Carmichael
    • Thomas George Bracken
    Barbara Bates
    Barbara Bates
    • Ernestine Gilbreth
    Robert Arthur
    Robert Arthur
    • Frank Gilbreth, Jr.
    Verna Felton
    Verna Felton
    • Cousin Leora
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Harper's Chauffeur
    • (uncredited)
    Merry Anders
    Merry Anders
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Charlotte Austin
    Charlotte Austin
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    David Bair
    • Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Bartlett
    Benny Bartlett
    • 'Bubber' Beasley
    • (uncredited)
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Kendall Williams
    • (uncredited)
    Boyd Cabeen
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Teddy Driver
    • Jack Gilbreth
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
    • Franklin Dykes
    • (uncredited)
      • Henry Levin
    • Writers
      • Phoebe Ephron(screenplay)
      • Henry Ephron(screenplay)
      • Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.(book "Belles on Their Toes")
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Before this film's opening title cards, the last page of the book "Cheaper by the Dozen" is shown, and the book is closed. The book "Belles on Their Toes" is then shown and opened to reveal the title "Twentieth Century-Fox presents Belles on their Toes, the Further Adventures of the Gilbreth Family." Voice-over narration by Myrna Loy, as her character Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth," is heard throughout the picture. At the film's end, a brief sequence from Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) is shown, in which "Frank," played by Clifton Webb, sings "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" with his family. Several other novelty and period songs are briefly featured in the picture, such as "Beans, Beans, Beans" and "Love's Old Sweet Song."
    • 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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    7/10
    An interesting follow-up to Cheaper By The Dozen.
    I personally thought that Belles on Their Toes held up well as a sequel to Cheaper By The Dozen. Sequels rarely have the same magic of the movies they follow, so it is wise to not make too strong a comparison. Once the characters are accepted on their new terms, Belles on Their Toes is much easier to watch.

    The entire movie is a flashback sequence to the events that took place after the prior movie ended. The focus is not on the eccentric Mr. Gilbreth and the humorous view of life in a large family. This time it is placed on the characters themselves. Their situations are less of a focus than their personalities. Myrna Loy is allowed to continue as a strong character, and she gets to show much more depth as Ann Gilbreth than she did in the first movie. The same is true for the oldest Gilbreth daughters, too. Jeanne Crain takes center stage for much of the movie. Debra Paget and Barbara Bates tilt the story toward the girls in the family.

    What makes the biggest difference in the feel of the movie is the presence of Hoagy Carmichael and the talented Debra Paget. With Carmichael in the cast it was obligatory that he perform his music. Debra Paget performed a dance routine that would never have been allowed by the conservative Frank Gilbreth. The feel of the 50's replaced the 1920's charm of Cheaper By The Dozen.

    Movies are geared toward target audiences. Sequels are created to capitalize on previous successes. Belles on Their Toes is fun to watch, but it cannot be held to the same standard as Cheaper By The Dozen. Accept it on its own and you will have an enjoyable hour and a half while you watch it.
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    • May 29, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 1952 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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