Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film)
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Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) is a classic American comedy-drama about the real-life Gilbreth family, known for its humorous portrayal of parents raising twelve children in the 1920s while pioneering time-management and efficiency studies.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6248913 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) Context triple: [Sonya Levien, notableWork, Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film)]
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 family comedy film about a couple raising their twelve children, known for its humorous portrayal of large-family chaos and heartwarming moments.
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Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 family comedy film and sequel that follows the chaotic adventures of the Baker family during a summer vacation rivalry with another large family.
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Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best is a classic American family sitcom, originally a radio show and later a television series, that portrayed the everyday life and gentle moral lessons of the Anderson family in the 1950s.
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Mame
Mame is the flamboyant, free-spirited title character of the stage musical "Mame," known for her larger-than-life personality and unconventional approach to life and family.
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Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver is a classic American television sitcom from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the everyday adventures and moral lessons of young Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and his suburban family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) Target entity description: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) is a classic American comedy-drama about the real-life Gilbreth family, known for its humorous portrayal of parents raising twelve children in the 1920s while pioneering time-management and efficiency studies.
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A.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 family comedy film about a couple raising their twelve children, known for its humorous portrayal of large-family chaos and heartwarming moments.
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B.
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 family comedy film and sequel that follows the chaotic adventures of the Baker family during a summer vacation rivalry with another large family.
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C.
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best is a classic American family sitcom, originally a radio show and later a television series, that portrayed the everyday life and gentle moral lessons of the Anderson family in the 1950s.
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D.
Mame
Mame is the flamboyant, free-spirited title character of the stage musical "Mame," known for her larger-than-life personality and unconventional approach to life and family.
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E.
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver is a classic American television sitcom from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the everyday adventures and moral lessons of young Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and his suburban family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Cheaper by the Dozen (book)
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Gilbreth family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
application of industrial engineering to home life
ⓘ
parenting of twelve children ⓘ |
| director | Walter Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | J. Watson Webb Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRatingUS | Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Belles on Their Toes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gilbreth family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
efficiency studies ⓘ large family life ⓘ time-management ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration by one of the Gilbreth children ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of early motion study and efficiency research
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humorous portrayal of a large family ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th Century Fox film catalog ⓘ |
| portrays |
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lillian Moller Gilbreth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lamar Trotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1950-03-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Henry Ephron
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Lamar Trotti NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoebe Ephron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| settingTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| stars |
Betty Lynn
NERFINISHED
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Clifton Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanne Crain NERFINISHED ⓘ Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) Description of subject: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) is a classic American comedy-drama about the real-life Gilbreth family, known for its humorous portrayal of parents raising twelve children in the 1920s while pioneering time-management and efficiency studies.
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this entity surface form:
Cheaper by the Dozen
this entity surface form:
Cheaper by the Dozen
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Cheaper by the Dozen (1948 novel)
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Cheaper by the Dozen (novel)
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Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Cheaper by the Dozen