Talk:Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film)

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Storyline[edit]

I think "experts" should be singular in the first sentence, as the mom has her own set of adjectives. PurpleChez (talk) 01:09, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Error in when the title was mentioned by Clifton Webb[edit]

The car scene at the light is at the 6:57/1:12:18 minute version that is on YouTube.

At that point the discussion was about being Noah and there was no hesitation in his response to the fellow at the traffic signal. The movie title came a bit later.

"Cheaper by the Dozen" was not mentioned until they arrived at the new house and were asked by the Letter Carrier first welcoming them to a nice place then asking "All the kids yours?" Frank Gilbreth responded with first saying you should have seen the one's we left behind. Some other conversation including Lillian and then the letter carrier asked "How do you ever feed them?" and to that, without hesitation, it is here that Frank Gilbert said "Ahh, they come Cheaper by the Dozen, you know." This was at about the 10:20 minute mark.

Crwillia (talk) 16:34, 18 September 2016 (UTC) Several sources including purchase of the DVD, but verification is easy with many posted versions of the original 1950 movie.[reply]

Let's be honest about the size of the family vs. the title of the film[edit]

The number in the title is 12 ("a dozen"). That is true, but it's also true, that when all the children line up shortly into the movie, 10 are seen. When they go to school, the father says that he has 11 children. A baby is born afterwards, supposedly completing the dozen. However, in later scenes, at most 11 children appear as part of the family. In the final scene, the photograph clearly shows 11 Gilbreth children. 47.140.183.163 (talk) 22:23, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Are you proposing a change to the article? If you just want to point out a "goof", you'd need to provide a reliable source establishing that this is considered significant in some manner. DonIago (talk) 13:14, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If you read the second book, Belles on their toes, you will see a footnote that Mary, next to eldest, died of diphtheria in 1912. Thus there were 12 children, yes, but never all alive at the sime time. See the article Cheaper by Eleven? . Franskraler (talk) 09:46, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This article uses the word "bitch"?[edit]

I'm not trying to be prudish, but this article actually states "Karma is a bitch!" This doesn't seem to be in keeping with the encyclopedic tone that Wikipedia seeks to maintain... this should be addressed when someone has the time...— Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.17.82.7 (talk • contribs)

That was added by an IP who inserted a large amount of text into the plot summary. I can't speak for the virtues of their other edits, but as you noted, their tone was somewhat lacking, and I have my doubts as to the usefulness and accuracy of the rest of their edit. That said, I'm curious as to why you didn't just fix it yourself? Cheers. DonIago (talk) 02:06, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Since you asked, my edits are small and occasional, like fixing the occasional misspelling. I haven't seen the movie, and hesitated to start cleaning up someone's mess without myself knowing what content should have been there in the first place! Thanks for addressing my post! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.17.82.7 (talk) 05:39, 29 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

IP comment[edit]

Don't exactly understand how this process works. But I definitely recall watching this 1950 cheaper by the dozen. The last scene I remember seeing showed a young man arriving at the household after the death and funeral of the dad. He asked the family about his dad indicating that he was one of another dozen kids by another wife in another city. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:100E:B1BE:FAFD:0:19:A4A:B301 (talk • contribs)