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Overview

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Director:
David Swift
Writers:
Erich Kästner (book)
David Swift (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 June 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
It's Strictly a Laugh Affair more
Plot:
Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
EXCELLENT family movie. Fun and light-hearted. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Hayley Mills ... Sharon McKendrick / Susan Evers

Maureen O'Hara ... Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
Brian Keith ... Mitch Evers
Charles Ruggles ... Charles McKendrick (as Charlie Ruggles)
Una Merkel ... Verbena
Leo G. Carroll ... Rev. Dr. Mosby
Joanna Barnes ... Vicky Robinson
Cathleen Nesbitt ... Louise McKendrick
Ruth McDevitt ... Miss Inch
Crahan Denton ... Hecky
Linda Watkins ... Edna Robinson
Nancy Kulp ... Miss Grunecker
Frank De Vol ... Mr. Eaglewood
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Additional Details

Runtime:
129 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:Approved (certificate #19646) | USA:G (re-rating) (1992) | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | UK:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
For the scene where Maureen O'Hara and Charles Ruggles are speaking in the bedroom, Ruggles didn't have any place to put the ashes of his cigarette so, on his own, he decided to put them in his hand. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: While performing "Let's Get Together" with Sharon, Susan plays an acoustic guitar, but the sound it makes is distinctly that of an electric guitar. more
Quotes:
Mitch Evers: Hey, Maggie, you look pretty good. What did you do to yourself?
Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick: *Do* to myself?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Heart Condition (1990) more
Soundtrack:
For Now, For Always more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
EXCELLENT family movie. Fun and light-hearted., 28 September 1998
10/10
Author: Steven M. Kaden from Las Vegas, NV

The Parent Trap is one of those ageless family movies. It is light-hearted and filled with down-to-earth humor. Without a doubt you will see this listed as one of those Disney classics.

This is a must see for the whole family but especially for those children with the vivid imagination.

Steve Kaden

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