Name: Cheaper by the Dozen
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 1950-03-31
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Clifton Webb, Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Betty Lynn, Edgar Buchanan

1950·Comedy·1h 25m

7.0

★

"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.

Directed by Walter Lang

new jersey

big family

based on true story

large family

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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

Patti Brady

Martha Gilbreth (uncredited)

Jimmy Hunt

William Gilbreth (uncredited)

Carol Nugent

Lillie Gilbreth (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Higgins (uncredited)

Crew

Walter Lang

Director

Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Lamar Trotti

Producer

Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Novel

Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.

Novel

Popular Reviews

10 reviews

brunettegsundae

7.0★ · 05/23/26

I was really not expecting that ending, they were all so happy. Honestly, I had to go back just to accept that fact
Back then they really had no car safety at all, I mean, they were all crammed into that car?!?!?!

McCall Tharpe

7.5★ · 12/08/24

Dark ending holy shit…

Old Sport

6.0★ · 06/05/26

3.0★ · 02/18/26

SofiaPRO

5.0★ · 11/21/25