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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.
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Classical in form, effortless, warm and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Clifton WebbFrank Gilbreth
- Jeanne CrainAnn Gilbreth
- Myrna LoyLillian Gilbreth
- Betty LynnDeborah Lancaster
- Edgar BuchananDr. Burton
- Barbara BatesErnestine Gilbreth
- Mildred NatwickMrs. Mebane
- Sara AllgoodMrs. Monahan
- Betty BarkerMary Gilbreth (uncredited)
- Patti BradyMartha Gilbreth (uncredited)
Crew
- Walter LangDirector
- Lamar TrottiScreenplay
- Ernestine Gilbreth CareyNovel
- Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.Novel
- Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography
- Cyril J. MockridgeOriginal Music Composer
- J. Watson Webb Jr.Editor
- Lamar TrottiProducer
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