Belles on Their Toes (film)

Belles on Their Toes
Theatrical release poster
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
Release dates	May 2, 1952 (1952-05-02) (U.S.)
Running time	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.

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.

References

↑ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p224
↑ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953

External links

Belles on Their Toes at the Internet Movie Database
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

Films directed by Henry Levin

Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
I Love a Mystery (1945)
Night Editor (1946)
The Devil's Mask (1946)
The Unknown (1946)
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
The Mating of Millie (1948)
The Man from Colorado (1948)
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
And Baby Makes Three (1949)
The Petty Girl (1950)
Convicted (1950)
The Flying Missile (1950)
Two of a Kind (1951)
The Family Secret (1951)
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
The President's Lady (1953)
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
The Dark Avenger (1955)
Let's Be Happy (1957)
Bernardine (1957)
The Lonely Man (1957)
April Love (1957)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)
Holiday for Lovers (1959)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Where the Boys Are (1960)
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Come Fly with Me (1963)
Honeymoon Hotel (1964)
Genghis Khan (1965)
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966)
Murderers' Row (1966)
The Ambushers (1967)
The Desperados (1969)
That Man Bolt (1973)
Run for the Roses (1977)
The Treasure Seekers (1979)
Scout's Honor (1980)

Gilbreth family

Family members	Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. Lillian Moller Gilbreth Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr.

Scientific management	Time and motion study The Psychology of Management Therblig

Family memoirs	Cheaper by the Dozen Belles on Their Toes

Film adaptations	Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) Belles on Their Toes Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) Cheaper by the Dozen 2

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