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"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.
Theatrical
Mar 31, 1950
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 16, 2004
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Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
20th Century Fox
Quotes
See all →Advice on Family Planning Choices
Frank
I know it's not your fault, Lillie, but things would have been a whole lot easier if you'd taken my advice and had all boys.
[escorting Anne out of the house on her first date]
Lillian
I'm sorry, dear. I'll try to be more careful with the next dozen.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Cost of Raising a Large Family
Mailman
All those kids yours?
Frank
Oh, these aren't so many. You ought to see the ones we left behind.
Mailman
How you ever feed them?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Clifton Webb
Frank Gilbreth
J
Jeanne Crain
Ann Gilbreth
M
Myrna Loy
Lillian Gilbreth
B
Betty Lynn
Deborah Lancaster
E
Edgar Buchanan
Dr. Burton
B
Barbara Bates
Ernestine Gilbreth
M
Mildred Natwick
Mrs. Mebane
S
Sara Allgood
Mrs. Monahan
P
Patti Brady
Martha Gilbreth (uncredited)
T
Teddy Driver
Dan Gilbreth (uncredited)
J
Jimmy Hunt
William Gilbreth (uncredited)
R
Roddy McCaskill
Jack Gilbreth (uncredited)
C
Carol Nugent
Lillie Gilbreth (uncredited)
N
Norman Ollestad
Frank Gilbreth Jr. (uncredited)
A
Anthony Sydes
Fred Gilbreth (uncredited)
F
Frank Orth
Higgins (uncredited)
W
Walter Baldwin
Jim Bracken (uncredited)
B
Benny Bartlett
Joe Scales (uncredited)
L
Lovyss Bradley
Teacher (uncredited)
L
Lyn Thomas
Girl on Beach (uncredited)
