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Cheaper by the Dozen is a 1950 Technicolor film based upon the autobiographical book Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The film and book describe growing up in a family with twelve children, in Montclair, New Jersey.
Original Release
04/05/1950
US Release
03/31/1950
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cynthia Pepper | Young Girl |
| Clifton Webb | Frank Bunker Gilbreth / Frank Gilbreth |
| Jeanne Crain | Ann Gilbreth / Anne Gilbreth |
| Myrna Loy | Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth / Lillian Gilbreth |
| Betty Lynn | Deborah Lancaster |
| Edgar Buchanan | Dr. Burton |
| Barbara Bates | Ernestine Gilbreth |
| Mildred Natwick | Mrs. Mebane |
| Sara Allgood | Mrs. Monahan |
| Walter Baldwin | Jim Bracken |
Directors
Writers
Lamar Trotti, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cynthia Pepper | Young Girl |
| Clifton Webb | Frank Bunker Gilbreth / Frank Gilbreth |
| Jeanne Crain | Ann Gilbreth / Anne Gilbreth |
| Myrna Loy | Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth / Lillian Gilbreth |
| Betty Lynn | Deborah Lancaster |
| Edgar Buchanan | Dr. Burton |
| Barbara Bates | Ernestine Gilbreth |
| Mildred Natwick | Mrs. Mebane |
| Sara Allgood | Mrs. Monahan |
| Walter Baldwin | Jim Bracken |
| Betty Barker | Mary Gilbreth |
| Benny Bartlett | Joe Scales |
| Lovyss Bradley | Teacher |
| Patti Brady | Martha Gilbreth |
| Virginia Brissac | Mrs. Benson |
| Ken Christy | Jed - Delivers Telegram |
| Denise Courtemarche | Jane - Age 1 |
| Ted Crane | Bit Role |
| Dulce Day | Nurse |
| Teddy Driver | Dan Gilbreth |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Lamar Trotti | Producer |
