The classic 1950 movie Cheaper by the Dozen was based on a book that told the true story about Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and their 12 children.. This colorful depiction of life in a family of 12 children stars Clifton Webb as Frank Bunker Gilbreth, an eccentric father who prides himself on some truly unorthodox child-rearing methods. He is best known for his film portrayals of fussy, effete snobs. Favorite of the Month Myrna Loy stars alongside Clifton Webb (Laura (1944); Titanic (1953)) and Jeanne Crain (State Fair (1945); A Letter to Three Wives (1949)) in the family film, Cheaper by the Dozen (1950).

The kids protest at first, but when they see this beautiful Second Empire Victorian, they change their tune (wouldn’t you? Watch Cheaper by the Dozen starring Clifton Webb in this Kids & Family on DIRECTV. Cheaper By the Dozen [VHS] Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Lynn. Clifton Webb, suave star of the screen, died Thursday night in his Beverly Hills home at the age of 76. CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (1950) In this touching and hilarious comedy, CLIFTON WEBB stars as Frank Bunker Gilbreth, a turn-of-the-century efficiency expert who tries to apply his rigid and exacting work standards to raising his children--all 12 of them! There is a real lack of chemistry between Mr. & Mrs. Galbraith (considering they have 12 kids) that is damaging to all the good things in the movie. I always enjoy watching any film that includes the elegant Clifton Webb. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Clifton Webb was the most improbable of movie stars that one could imagine -- in an era in which leading men were supposed to be virile and bold, he was prissy and, well, downright fussy. He resisted popular culture,railing … See all 3 brand new listings.
The film was made in Technicolor, is set during the early 1920’s and is based on the life of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth () and their hectic life raising twelve children, and hectic it is! When the movie opens, Frank (Clifton Webb) announces that he is moving his family from Rhode Island to New Jersey.

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Sold by nesstore459 100.0% Positive feedback Contact seller. Condition is Brand New. "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. Cheaper by the Dozen was a best-seller in the 1940s, and inspired a 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy as Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, …
Frank Gilbreth, Sr., was a pioneer in the field of motion study, and often used his family as guinea pigs (with amusing and sometimes embarrassing results). Based on the bestseller by two children of the real Mr. Gilbreth, this charming film co-starring Myrna Loy is "alive with big laughs" (Los Angeles Times). I certainly got to give Clifton Webb kudos for trying but the problem in Hollywood was that he was quite openly known to be gay by EVERYONE.