Film
The Parent Trap (1961)
Caught in a merry marital mix-up!
Comedy, Family, Romance· Directed by David Swift· 129 min
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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- THE LAUGH AFFAIR EXPLODES -- when the teen twins tangle Dad's WEDDING PARTY LINE!
- It's a LOOK-ALIKE, RING-A-DING, LAFF-AFFAIR!
- Blondes and Redheads don't mix... Dear ol' Dad found out the hard way!
- Pop's love affair is a 3-ring circus!
- What these two look-a-likes do to a marriage is sheer DELIRIUM... What they do to the screen is sheer DELIGHT!
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- It's Strictly a Laugh Affair
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- Dedicated To The Proposition That Teenagers and Parents Are Created Equally Hilarious!
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Connections
Top billing
- 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