Belles on Their Toes (film)

Belles on Their Toes is a Technicolor film based on the autobiographical book Belles on Their Toes (1950) by siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The film, which debuted in New York City on May 2, 1952, was directed by Henry Levin, and Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron wrote the screenplay. It is a sequel to the film Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), based on Gilbreth and Carey's eponymous 1948 book.

Synopsis

Belles on Their Toes recounts the story of the Gilbreth family after the death of efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth, Sr., husband of Dr. Lillian Gilbreth and father to twelve children.

Cast

• Jeanne Crain as Anne Gilbreth
• Myrna Loy as Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth
• Debra Paget as Martha Gilbreth
• Jeffrey Hunter as Dr. Bob Grayson
• Edward Arnold as Sam Harper
• Hoagy Carmichael as Thomas George Bracken
• Barbara Bates as Ernestine Gilbreth
• Robert Arthur as Frank Gilbreth
• Martin Milner as Al Lynch
• Verna Felton as Cousin Leora
• Carol Nugent as Lily Gilbreth
• Tina Thompson as Jane Gilbreth (as a child)
• Teddy Driver as Jack Gilbreth
• Tommy Ivo as William Gilbreth
• Jimmy Hunt as Fred Gilbreth
• Anthony Sydes as Dan Gilbreth

Facts

This film is more true to the story than is the first film, Cheaper by the Dozen (1950). Only the 11 living children are featured, and Jane is accurately portrayed as the youngest after Robert. However, the real surname of Anne's future husband was Robert Barney, which is changed to Grayson in the film.

References

External links

• Belles on Their Toes at the Internet Movie Database
• Belles on Their Toes at Rotten Tomatoes
• Belles on Their Toes at AllMovie
• Belles on Their Toes at the TCM Movie Database
• Belles on Their Toes at the American Film Institute Catalog