The Parent Trap (1961)

05/13/1961 (US) • 2h 9m

Comedy, Family, Romance

Caught in a merry marital mix-up!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Hayley Mills

Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick

Maureen O'Hara

Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

Brian Keith

Mitch Evers

Charles Ruggles

Charles McKendrick

Cathleen Nesbitt

Louise McKendrick

Una Merkel

Verbena

Joanna Barnes

Vicky Robinson

Linda Watkins

Edna Robinson


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Part of the The Parent Trap Collection

Includes The Parent Trap, The Parent Trap II, Parent Trap III

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$29,650,385.00

Keywords

summer camp

deception

twins

twins separated at birth

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