The Parent Trap (1961)
Caught in a merry marital mix-up!
Synopsis
Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.
Cast
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Hayley Mills
as Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick
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Maureen O'Hara
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
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Brian Keith
as Mitch Evers
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Charles Ruggles
as Charles McKendrick
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Cathleen Nesbitt
as Louise McKendrick
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Una Merkel
as Verbena
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Joanna Barnes
as Vicky Robinson
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Linda Watkins
as Edna Robinson
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Crahan Denton
as Hecky
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Leo G. Carroll
as Rev. Dr. Mosby
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Ruth McDevitt
as Miss Inch
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Nancy Kulp
as Miss Grunecker
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Irene Tedrow
as Miss Lockness
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Frank De Vol
as Mr. Eaglewood
- Kay Cole as Betsy (uncredited)
- Barbara Hunter as Gwen (uncredited)
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Lynette Winter
as Ursala (uncredited)
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Joseph Richard Stafford
as Trooper Wilfred Stafford (uncredited)
Crew
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David Swift
Director
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Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
- Philip W. Anderson Editor
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Paul J. Smith
Original Music Composer
- George Golitzen Producer
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Walt Disney
Producer
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David Swift
Screenplay
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