The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

129 mins | Comedy, Family | May 13, 1961

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.

The Parent Trap

129 mins | Comedy, Family | May 13, 1961

The Parent Trap
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title The Parent Trap
Directors Ivan Volkman, David Swift
Writers David Swift, Erich Kästner

Cast

Hayley Mills

as Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick

Maureen O'Hara

as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

Brian Keith

as Mitch Evers

Charles Ruggles

as Charles McKendrick

Cathleen Nesbitt

as Louise McKendrick

Una Merkel

as Verbena

Joanna Barnes

as Vicky Robinson

Linda Watkins

as Edna Robinson

Crahan Denton

as Hecky

Leo G. Carroll

as Rev. Dr. Mosby

Ruth McDevitt

as Miss Inch

Nancy Kulp

as Miss Grunecker

Irene Tedrow

as Miss Lockness

Frank De Vol

as Mr. Eaglewood

Kay Cole

as Betsy (uncredited)

Barbara Hunter

as Gwen (uncredited)

Lynette Winter

as Ursala (uncredited)

Joseph Richard Stafford

as Trooper Wilfred Stafford (uncredited)

John Mills

as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)

Don Ames

as Parent (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Parent (uncredited)

Louise Lane

as Parent (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

as Parent (uncredited)

Dave Goelz

as Teenager (uncredited)