Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) Kate decide to join, but goes ahead with the move anyway, claiming there will be more money and that they will be a "happier and stronger family". The atmosphere at the Bakers' new house is tense and the situation at school is even worse. Later, the Bakers meet their next-door neighbors, the Shenk family--which consists of Bill, Tina, and their son, Dylan. After a series of mishaps, Dylan invites the younger kids to his birthday party. Shortly afterwards, Kate tells Tom that she is leaving on her book tour now that her book is ready for publication, leaving Tom to
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) child after Ernestine, and has few or no lines. Both Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were important figures in real life. The voice-over at the end of the film informs the audience that Lillian went on to become the world's leading efficiency expert and the "TIME" magazine Woman of the Year in 1948. Additionally, in 1984, her image was put on a US postal stamp. Reviews from critics were mostly positive. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" wrote that "it all adds up to entertainment of a broad, brash and innocent sort." "Variety" called it "a lot of fun" with