Cheaper by the Dozen movie

With his wife doing a book tour, a father of twelve must handle a new job and his unstable brood.

:For the films, see Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film), and Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film).Cheaper by the Dozen is a 1946 novel by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey that tells the story of Time and motion study and efficiency experts Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and their twelve children. The title comes from one of Frank Sr.s favorite jokes: it often happened that when he and his family were out driving and stopped at a red light, a pedestrian would ask "Hey, Mister! How come you got so many kids?" Gilbreth would pretend to ponder the question carefully, and then, just as the light turned green, would say "Well, they come cheaper by the dozen, you know," and drive off.In real life, the Gilbreths second eldest child, Mary, died of diphtheria at age six. The book does not explicitly explain the absence of Mary Gilbreth; it was not until the sequel, Belles on Their Toes, was published in 1952 that her death is mentioned.Cheaper by the Dozen was made into a 1950 motion picture starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy as Frank and Lillian Gilbreth.

Mildred Natwicks character (a visitor to the household) is ridiculed (and portrayed as a child-hater) for belonging to a Planned Parenthood-like organization.In the movie, as with the book, no mention is made of Mary Gilbreths death. The role was cast as younger than the Gilbreths daughter would have been, and the actress playing Mary appeared with the other children for group scenes, but had no lines and the role was uncredited. Additionally, the birth order of the last two children was reversed, presumably for scripting reasons. A second book, Belles on Their Toes, published in 1952, outlines the familys adventures after Frank Sr.s death in 1924. Belles on Their Toes was also made into a movie, starring Jeanne Crain and Myrna Loy, in 1952, and focused on the lives of Mrs. Gilbreth and her children.A similar movie, Yours, Mine and Ours, is a 1968 film, starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball.

All Cheaper by the Dozen trailers available on youtube

Cheaper by the Dozen Cast

• Alyson Stoner
• Blake Woodruff
• Bonnie Hunt
• Brent Kinsman
• Forrest Landis
• Hilary Duff
• Jacob Smith
• Kevin Schmidt
• Liliana Mumy
• Morgan York
• Paula Marshall
• Piper Perabo
• Shane Kinsman
• Tom Welling