The Parent Trap (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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $29,650,385.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 22.915 |
Directed By
David Swift
Crew
David Swift
George Golitzen
Susan Henning
Erich Kästner
David Swift
Lucien Ballard
Philip W. Anderson
Emile Kuri
Dean Thomas
Walt Disney
Leon Charles
Robert Clatworthy
Robert O. Cook
Hal Gausman
Bill Justice
Paul J. Smith
Chuck Keehne
Evelyn Kennedy
Walt Disney
Bill Thomas
Pat McNalley
Petro Vlahos
Bob Broughton
Franklyn Marks
Carroll Clark
Ruth Sandifer
Ub Iwerks
Ivan Volkman
Gertrude Casey
Xavier Atencio
Don DaGradi
T. Hee
Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
TOP 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
Crahan Denton
Hecky
Leo G. Carroll
Rev. Dr. Mosby
Ruth McDevitt
Miss Inch
Nancy Kulp
Miss Grunecker
Irene Tedrow
Miss Lockness
Frank De Vol
Mr. Eaglewood
Kay Cole
Betsy (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter
Gwen (uncredited)
Lynette Winter
Ursala (uncredited)
Joseph Richard Stafford
Trooper Wilfred Stafford (uncredited)
John Mills
Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
Don Ames
Parent (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Parent (uncredited)
Louise Lane
Parent (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Parent (uncredited)
Dave Goelz
Teenager (uncredited)
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