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1950 • 1h 25min • Approved • Comedy, Drama, Family

Cheaper by the Dozen

"He's the New Father of His Country!"

"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in large families.

IMDb 7.0

RT 24%

Director

Walter Lang

Writers

Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Lamar Trotti

Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.

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Clifton Webb

Frank Gilbreth

Jeanne Crain

Ann Gilbreth

Myrna Loy

Lillian Gilbreth

Betty Lynn

Deborah Lancaster

Edgar Buchanan

Dr. Burton

Barbara Bates

Ernestine Gilbreth

Mildred Natwick

Mrs. Mebane

Sara Allgood

Mrs. Monahan

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Clifton Webb Frank Gilbreth

Jeanne Crain Ann Gilbreth

Myrna Loy Lillian Gilbreth

Betty Lynn Deborah Lancaster

Edgar Buchanan Dr. Burton

Barbara Bates Ernestine Gilbreth

Mildred Natwick Mrs. Mebane

Sara Allgood Mrs. Monahan

Betty Barker Mary Gilbreth (uncre...

Patti Brady Martha Gilbreth (unc...

Teddy Driver Dan Gilbreth (uncred...

Jimmy Hunt William Gilbreth (un...

Roddy McCaskill Jack Gilbreth (uncre...

Carol Nugent Lillie Gilbreth (unc...

Norman Ollestad Frank Gilbreth Jr. (...

Anthony Sydes Fred Gilbreth (uncre...

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