Belles on Their Toes
by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr.literary work· published 1950
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Belles on Their Toes is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It is the follow-up to their book Cheaper by the Dozen (1948), and covers the period after Frank Gilbreth, Sr. died. It was adapted as a film in 1952. The title is based on the line "Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes" in the nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross" and alludes to the marriages of the Gilbreth sisters: "It was apparent that in order to get rings on their fingers, belles would have to be on their toes." Belles on Their Toes was written about the Gilbreth family after Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr.'s death, and how they survived as their mother, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, continued the pioneering work in industrial engineering, t…
Adaptations (2)
Belles on Their Toes has been adapted into 2 films, from 1952 to 2005. The most recent is Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005).
Belles on Their Toes1952 · film · 89 min · dir. Henry Levin · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
Cheaper by the Dozen 22005 · film · 94 min · dir. Adam Shankman · IMDb ↗The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.
