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Showing how to organize a large family (be fruitful and multiply), this real-life story of the Gilbreth family has a wonderful scene where the father and mother ironically skewer a prissy, stuck-up representative from the evil Planned Parenthood. Clifton Webb plays the unforgettable father, and Myrna Loy is the strong, supportive mother.
Mar 8, 2004 · Spanish Subtitles. Running Time: 86 Minutes. Synopsis: This is the original 1950 version of Cheaper by the Dozen. It is based on the book by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey ...
Old-fashioned upbeat family comedy with sad ending. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 10, 2012. Cheaper by the Dozen may not have much of a plot, but the film's lack of storyline is more ...
Review by AD917 ★★★ 4. Warning: some non-specific spoilers may follow. I’m slightly stunned by this movie. It starts out as pure cornball Americana, managing to do the “father knows best” brand of sitcom hijinks better than most. There’s an added element of camp that comes from Clifton Webb—who, let’s just say, wasn’t ...
Mar 18, 2022 · This latest version of “Cheaper by the Dozen” claims in the opening credits to be based on the classic 1948 book by two (equal to one-sixth) of the children of pioneering “motion study” (efficiency) engineers Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. The charm of the book and the 1950 film and its sequel were based in part on the way the Gilbreths ...
Oct 31, 2016 · There was a bit too much of the coming of age rebellion - being boy crazy, dressing for peer acceptance - and it was a bit risque in parts. Some of the language from the 'dating' period was too fresh and flip - But as a whole it was a good movie and the kids liked it - but the end was a bit depressing for the kids and opened a whole discussion ...
Dec 24, 2003 · Cheaper by the Dozen was a best-seller in the 1940s, and inspired a 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy as Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, who raised 12 kids with ingenuity and precision. Advertisement. Now here is the 2003 version, with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. It isn't my purpose to use the old movie to hammer the new one, because ...
