Tom Welling in the Baker family which had 12 children, in the family comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen" with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, which is a remake of the 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, based on the 1948 book about the family of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and written by two of their children. Welling talked about why he was interested in the project in an interview with Paul Fischer: "The top three reasons I decided to do this film were, one, Steve Martin, two, Steve Martin and three, Steve Martin. That was the number one draw for
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) children's tonsillectomies to see if there are ways to streamline the operation. After Frank's sudden death, the family agree that Lillian will continue with her husband's work; this enables the family to remain in their house, rather than move to their grandmother's in California, although, with a widowed working mother and one income, the children will have to assume much greater responsibilities. Because of the success of "Cheaper by the Dozen", Gilbreth and Carey wrote a follow-up to their book, entitled "Belles on Their Toes" (1950), which was also made into a 1952 movie by 20th Century-Fox. "Cheaper by the