 Cheaper by the Dozen 1950  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Lynn, Edgar Buchanan, Barbara Bates, Mildred Natwick, Sara Allgood, Jimmy Hunt, Carol Nugent
This film is based on the true story of the Gilbreth family whose father (Clifton Webb) was an advocate of work efficiency in raising his family of 12 children who endure a multitude of comedic situations to achieve their father's goal. A sequel to this movie, "Belles on Their Toes," followed in 1952.
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Gun for a Coward 1957  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Abner Biberman
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jeffrey Hunter, Janice Rule, Chill Wills, Dean Stockwell, Josephine Hutchinson, Bob Steele, Iron Eyes Cody, Betty Lynn, John Larch
Cattle rancher Will Keough (Fred MacMurray) has problems with his younger brothers (Jeffrey Hunter and Dean Stockwell) in this psychological Western that examines family relationships.
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June Bride 1948 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bretaigne Windust
Cast: Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter, Betty Lynn, Tom Tully, Barbara Bates, Jerome Cowan, Mary Wickes, James Burke, Debbie Reynolds
A foreign correspondent (Robert Montgomery) is less than pleased when he is assigned to help his ex-love (Bette Davis), an editor of a woman's magazine. Look (quickly) for Debbie Reynolds in her film debut.
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Payment on Demand 1951 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan, Jane Cowl, Kent Taylor, Frances Dee, Peggie Castle, Otto Kruger, Betty Lynn, John Sutton, Walter Sande
The coming divorce of a wealthy couple leads to memories, through flashbacks, of their lives together.
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Sitting Pretty 1948 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Clifton Webb, Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Haydn, Louise Allbritton, Ed Begley, Randy Stuart, Willard Robertson, John Russell, Betty Lynn
Three spoiled brats get just the nanny they need: prissy Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb). This film sparked a series of films about Mr. Belvadere; Clifton Webb was nominated for an Oscar.
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Take Care of My Little Girl 1951  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson, Mitzi Gaynor, Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter, George Nader, Helen Westcott, Gail Davis, Betty Lynn, Natalie Schafer
Mid-century campus life is depicted in this love story about sorority girl Liz Erickson (Jeanne Crain) and her romance with Joe Blake (Dale Robertson). Get out your handkerchiefs!
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| 1. Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
2. Father Was a Fullback (1949)
3. Gun for a Coward (1957)
4. June Bride (1948)
5. Payment on Demand (1951)
6. Sitting Pretty (1948)
7. Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
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