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Belles on Their Toes

1952 · 89 min

A gentle, old-fashioned family comedy that feels like a warm, slightly sentimental visit with a bustling household.

Directed by
Henry Levin
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
The new adventures of the "Cheaper By the Dozen" family!
Overview
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.

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Directed by
Henry Levin
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • work
  • gender
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Henry Levin
Written by
Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron
Starring
Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Edward Arnold, Hoagy Carmichael, Barbara Bates, Robert Arthur
Music
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography
Arthur E. Arling
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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