Filmography › Jeanne Crain
All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Jeanne Crain, ranked
Jeanne Crain appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Cheaper by the Dozen or Belles on Their Toes.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Jeanne Crain appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., 1948
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Walter Lang, 1950
The ypical days in the lives of a family in the 1920s, but here with 12 children and an efficiency engineer as the parent. Frank employs his unorthodox teaching methods on his children, and there are clashes between parents and children. Frank takes every opportunity to study motion and increase efficiency, including filming his children’s tonsillectomies to see if there are ways to streamline the operation.
Belles on Their Toes
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., 1950
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Henry Levin, 1952
The “Cheaper by the Dozen” crew is back, without Clifton Webb. Belles on Their Toes recounts the story of the Gilbreth family after the death of efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth, Sr., It tells of Lillian Gilbreth’s lecture work, and her finding romance while caring for her growing children.