Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) | |
| Director(s) | Walter Lang |
| Producer(s) | Lamar Trotti, Darryl F. Zanuck (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family |
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Cheaper by the Dozen Overview:
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Walter Lang and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Lamar Trotti.
SYNOPSIS
Based on the true-life story of the Gilbreths, a family of 12 raised under the firm but loving hand of Frank Bunker Gilbreth (Webb). The film chronicles the difficulties of caring for such an extensive brood, as Gilbreth and his wife navigate the family through the typical crises and events of youth: tonsillectomies (multiple, in this case), proms, school enrollment, and the like. Webb is the hero of this plotless romp, as delightfully bombastic as Loy is wise.
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Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
By Beatrice on Jul 8, 2015 From Flickers in TimeCheaper by the Dozen Directed by Walter Lang Written by Lamar Trotti based on the novel written by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Cary 1950/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix Instant This film would probably have worked better for me if I had not been?... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (1950)
By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 11, 2012 From Virtual ViragoTolstoy might have thought that happy families are all alike, but he didn't live during the era of Hollywood family films like Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), where the sheer diversity of happy families generated picture after picture about different domestic clans with their own unique stories. Thus w... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (1950)
By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 11, 2012 From Virtual ViragoTolstoy might have thought that happy families are all alike, but he didn't live during the era of Hollywood family films like Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), where the sheer diversity of happy families generated picture after picture about different domestic clans with their own unique stories. Thus w... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (1950)
By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 11, 2012 From Virtual ViragoTolstoy might have thought that happy families are all alike, but he didn't live during the era of Hollywood family films like Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), where the sheer diversity of happy families generated picture after picture about different domestic clans with their own unique stories. Thus w... Read full article
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Quotes from
Frank Gilbreth: Collecting animals like the good Lord told me brother. All we need now is a jackass. Hop in!
Frank Gilbreth: Darling, you know I am happy with our little brood, but you should have had more boys!
Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth: I'm sorry, dear. I'll try to be more careful with the next dozen.
Repairman: All those kids yours mister, or is this a picnic?
Frank Gilbreth: They're all mine and believe me, it's no picnic!
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Facts about
Based on the real-life Gilbreth family. Daughter Mary died from a childhood illness; the movie includes a Mary but keeps her somewhat in the background with no lines.
The big house the family moves to in Montclair is the same house set originally built for Judy Garland's family in Meet Me in St. Louis. Fox didn't have an appropriate standing outdoor set so they rented time on the "St. Louis Street" on MGM lot #2.
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