Belles on Their Toes (film)
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Samuel G. Engel |
| Screenplay by | Henry Ephron Phoebe Ephron |
| Based on | Belles on Their Toes 1950 novel by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. |
| Starring | Myrna Loy Jeanne Crain Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Edward Arnold |
| Music by | Cyril Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Arthur E. Arling |
| Edited by | Robert Fritch |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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89 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million (US rentals)[1][2] |
Belles on Their Toes is a Technicolor film based on the book Belles on Their Toes by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The film had its debut in New York City on May 2, 1952. It was directed by Henry Levin. Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron wrote the screenplay. It is a sequel to the 1950 film Cheaper by the Dozen.
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Synopsis
Belles on Their Toes recounts the story of the Gilbreth family after the death of efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth, 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 the first film, Cheaper by the Dozen. Only the 11 living children are featured, with Jane as the youngest after Robert. The real name of Anne's future husband was Robert Barney, which is changed to Grayson in the film.
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Belles on Their Toes at IMDb
- 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
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