"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.
Clifton Webb
as Frank Gilbreth
Jeanne Crain
as Ann Gilbreth
Myrna Loy
as Lillian Gilbreth
Betty Lynn
as Deborah Lancaster
Edgar Buchanan
as Dr. Burton
Barbara Bates
as Ernestine Gilbreth
Mildred Natwick
as Mrs. Mebane
Sara Allgood
as Mrs. Monahan
Betty Barker
as Mary Gilbreth (uncredited)
Patti Brady
as Martha Gilbreth (uncredited)
Teddy Driver
as Dan Gilbreth (uncredited)
Jimmy Hunt
as William Gilbreth (uncredited)