Belles on Their Toes (film)
Belles on Their Toes | |
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Directed by | Henry Levin |
Screenplay by | Henry Ephron Phoebe Ephron |
Based on | Belles on Their Toes 1950 novel by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. |
Produced by | Samuel G. Engel |
Starring | Myrna Loy Jeanne Crain Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Edward Arnold |
Cinematography | Arthur E. Arling |
Edited by | Robert Fritch |
Music by | Cyril Mockridge |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.13 million[1] |
Box office | $2 million[2][3] |
Belles on Their Toes is a 1952 American family comedy 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. It tells of Lillian Gilbreth's lecture work, and her finding romance while caring for her growing children.[4]
Cast[]
- Myrna Loy as Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth
- Jeanne Crain as Anne Gilbreth
- Barbara Bates as Ernestine Gilbreth
- Debra Paget as Martha Gilbreth
- Robert Arthur as Frank Gilbreth
- Carol Nugent as Lillie Gilbreth
- Tommy Ivo as William Gilbreth
- Jimmy Hunt as Fred Gilbreth
- Anthony Sydes as Dan Gilbreth
- Teddy Driver as Jack Gilbreth
- Tina Thompson as Jane Gilbreth
- Jeffrey Hunter as Dr. Bob Grayson
- Edward Arnold as Sam Harper
- Hoagy Carmichael as Thomas George Bracken
- Martin Milner as Al Lynch
- Verna Felton as Cousin Leora
Comparison to real life[]
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.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Lev, Peter (15 March 2013). Twentieth Century-Fox: The Zanuck-Skouras Years, 1935–1965. ISBN 9780292744493.
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p224
- ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
- ^ Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide, 1991 Edition, page 82, Plume, 1990
External links[]
- 1952 films
- English-language films
- 20th Century Fox films
- American films
- American comedy-drama films
- American sequel films
- Films about families
- Films based on autobiographies
- Films directed by Henry Levin
- Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge
- Films set in the 1920s
- Films set in New Jersey
- 1952 comedy-drama films
- American children's comedy films
- 1950s comedy film stubs