 Cheaper by the Dozen 1950  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Lynn, Edgar Buchanan, Barbara Bates, Mildred Natwick, Sara Allgood, Jimmy Hunt, Carol Nugent
This film is based on the true story of the Gilbreth family whose father (Clifton Webb) was an advocate of work efficiency in raising his family of 12 children who endure a multitude of comedic situations to achieve their father's goal. A sequel to this movie, "Belles on Their Toes," followed in 1952.
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 Cheaper by the Dozen 2003  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, Hilary Duff, Kevin Schmidt, Alyson Stoner, Jacob Smith, Liliana Mumy, Morgan York, Forrest Landis, Ashton Kutcher
Tom (Steve Martin) and Kate (Bonnie Hunt) uproot their family of 12 children and move from a rural Illinois town to Chicago where Tom has a new job as his alma mater's football coach. The move is not accepted well by the kids, and matters turn even worse when Kate sets off on a national tour to promote her new book, leaving Tom on his own to balance career and family.
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