

Cheaper by the Dozen
"He's the New Father of His Country!"
Overview
"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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Key Crew

Walter Lang
Director

Lamar Trotti
Screenplay

Lamar Trotti
Producer
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)