Continuity mistake: The family are at the beach, swimming. Frank is drying himself off with a towel, which he drops out of his left hand - we can't see below his waist, the camera is aimed higher - but, suddenly, the towel is now in his right hand.
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
1 continuity mistake
Directed by: Walter Lang
Starring: Myrna Loy, Clifton Webb, Jeanne Crain, Betty Lynn
Visible crew/equipment: During the dance scene, in the ladies room the shadow of the boom mic is seen in the mirror's reflection behind Ann. (01:10:00)
Repairman: All those kids yours mister, or is this a picnic?
Frank Gilbreth: They're all mine and believe me, it's no picnic.
Trivia: All twelve children were never alive at one time. Mary, along with some of her siblings, came down with diphtheria, in 1912. While the others recovered, Mary died on January 31st. The family continued to refer to the Dozen, even though all twelve were never contemporaries. The book refers to them as a dozen, and the movie & stage play portrays all 12 at a time.
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