There's two different versions of Cheaper By The Dozen, the first one has a marvelous old time actor as the father. Clifton Web was the father in the first and best one.
I re-read the book every year or so, it is funny and innocent, as is the second one called "Belles on their Toes" which is the story of their life after the father died.
"Cheaper By the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence... See full summary »