The Parent Trap (1961)

Caught in a merry marital mix-up!

Movie · Comedy, Family, Romance · 2h 9m · Rated 7.0/10 on TMDB · Released May 13, 1961

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.

Directed by David Swift

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

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