"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.
Cast
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 (uncredited)
Patti Brady
Martha Gilbreth (uncredited)
Teddy Driver
Dan Gilbreth (uncredited)
Jimmy Hunt
William Gilbreth (uncredited)
Roddy McCaskill
Jack Gilbreth (uncredited)
Carol Nugent
Lillie Gilbreth (uncredited)
Norman Ollestad
Frank Gilbreth Jr. (uncredited)
Anthony Sydes
Fred Gilbreth (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Higgins (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Jim Bracken (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett
Joe Scales (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Teacher (uncredited)
Lyn Thomas
Girl on Beach (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Mary Field
Music Teacher (uncredited)
Eula Guy
Teacher (uncredited)
Caryl Lincoln
Teacher (uncredited)
Jeff Richards
Bit Role (uncredited)
Crew
Walter Lang
Director
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay, Producer
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
Novel
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Novel
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Editor
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Supervisor
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer
Lionel Newman
Music Director
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Leland Fuller
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
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