Belles on Their Toes

Belles on Their Toes
Myrna Loy charms as the Gilbreth family matriarch in this enjoyable 1952 sequel to Walter Lang's comedy Cheaper by the Dozen, based on the autobiographical novel by Frank Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Picking up from the somber ending of Cheaper, in which Frank Sr. (Clifton Webb) dies, leaving behind his wife, Lillian (Loy), and 12 children, Belles focuses on the family's slow recovery and aspirations for a future. Lillian's qualifications as an engineer are dismissed--sometimes humiliatingly--by sexist men, though she finally receives a training position with the plain-speaking Sam Harper (Edward Arnold) and the respect of a major university. Meanwhile, eldest daughter Ann (Jeanne Crain) is wooed by a young doctor (Jeffrey Hunter), and the other Gilbreth kids weed out unsuitable suitors for their dating-age sisters. Several pleasant musical numbers punctuate the comically unpredictable action, including a few by Hoagy Carmichael as the Gilbreth's wry cook. --Tom Keogh
Customer Review: Sequel To Cheaper By The Dozen
This is the sequel to the original Cheaper By The Dozen. It continues the story of the Gilbreth family..the kids growing up etc. If you like older movies you will love this one.
Customer Review: Delightful!
this movie is delightful and wholesome. It takes you back to a time when people were down to earth and families stayed together through thick and thin. I was delighted to see most of the characters were on this move that took off from Cheaper by the Dozen with Clifton Webb. You will enjoy this move if you like Clifton Webb's other films. Even though he is not in this film it stands strong in comparison to what films he had made in the past.