The Parent Trap (1961)
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- 2h 9min
- Comedy, Family
- 21 Jun 1961 (USA)
- Movie
Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Hayley Mills | ... |
Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick
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Maureen O'Hara | ... |
Maggie McKendrick
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Brian Keith | ... |
Mitch Evers
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Charles Ruggles | ... |
Charles McKendrick
(as Charlie Ruggles)
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Una Merkel | ... |
Verbena
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Leo G. Carroll | ... |
Rev. Dr. Mosby
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Joanna Barnes | ... |
Vicky Robinson
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Cathleen Nesbitt | ... |
Louise McKendrick
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Ruth McDevitt | ... |
Miss Inch
(as Ruth Mc Devitt)
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Crahan Denton | ... |
Hecky
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Linda Watkins | ... |
Edna Robinson
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Nancy Kulp | ... |
Miss Grunecker
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Frank De Vol | ... |
Mr. Eaglewood
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Don Ames | ... |
Parent (uncredited)
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Kay Cole | ... |
Betsy (uncredited)
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Dave Goelz | ... |
Teenager (uncredited)
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Herschel Graham | ... |
Parent (uncredited)
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Barbara Hunter | ... |
Gwen (uncredited)
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Louise Lane | ... |
Parent (uncredited)
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John Mills | ... |
Golf Caddy (uncredited)
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Monty O'Grady | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Leoda Richards | ... |
Parent (uncredited)
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Joseph Richard Stafford | ... |
Trooper Wilfred Stafford (uncredited)
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Martin Strader | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Irene Tedrow | ... |
Miss Lockness (uncredited)
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Lynette Winter | ... |
Ursala (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Swift |
Written by
Erich Kästner | ... | (book "Das doppelte Lottchen") |
David Swift | ... | (written for the screen by) |
Produced by
Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
George Golitzen | ... | associate producer (as George Golitzin) |
Music by
Paul J. Smith | ... | (as Paul Smith) |
Cinematography by
Lucien Ballard | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Philip W. Anderson |
Art Direction by
Carroll Clark | ||
Robert Clatworthy |
Set Decoration by
Hal Gausman | ||
Emile Kuri |
Costume Design by
Bill Thomas | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Makeup Department
Pat McNalley | ... | makeup artist |
Ruth Sandifer | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ivan Volkman | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Robert O. Cook | ... | sound supervisor |
Dean Thomas | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Petro Vlahos | ... | special effects engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Ub Iwerks | ... | special photographic effects |
Bob Broughton | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Chuck Arnold | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Harry Young | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gertrude Casey | ... | costumer |
Chuck Keehne | ... | costumer |
Music Department
Evelyn Kennedy | ... | music editor |
Franklyn Marks | ... | orchestrator |
Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Jack Wadsworth | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Xavier Atencio | ... | special titles |
Leon Charles | ... | dialogue coach |
Don DaGradi | ... | sequence consultant |
Walt Disney | ... | presenter |
T. Hee | ... | special titles |
Bill Justice | ... | special titles |
Susan Henning | ... | twin double (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1961) (Australia) (theatrical)
- The Walt Disney Company (1961) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Tonefilm (1962) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Rank Film (1962) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors Holland (1962) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (1962) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International Mexico (1963) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Disney Channel (1984) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1986) (Australia) (VHS) (under "Walt Disney Home Video" label)
- VideoVisa (1988) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1992) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- TBS Superstation (1996) (United States) (tv)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD) (2 film set)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD) (2 film set)
- Buena Vista International (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Hallmark Channel (2006) (United States) (tv)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Buena Vista Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company (United States) (video) (Betamax)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households, they switch places so as to meet the parent they never knew, and then contrive to reunite them.
Written by Stewart M. Clamen |
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Taglines | Caught in a merry marital mix-up! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $29,650,385 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In the dance party scene where the layer cake falls off the beak of the totem pole and drops onto Miss Inch's face, writer and director David Swift originally wanted to cut the shot of the cake fall. But when producer Walt Disney saw the rushes, he told Swift to leave the shot in, saying it would be the biggest laugh in the movie. Disney was right. See more » |
Goofs | While singing "Let's Get Together," twice Sharon's hand momentarily disappears crossing over into Susan's frame. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Title Makers/Nature's Half Acre (1961). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Parent Trap See more » |
Quotes |
Mitch Evers:
[entering the dining room to see an empty table]
Hey, uh, what happened to dinner? Verbena 'Ever's Housekeeper': Oh, dinner's being served on the patio tonight. Mitch Evers: Oh, whose idea is that? Verbena 'Ever's Housekeeper': It's none of my nevermind. I don't say a word. Mitch Evers: [turning to leave; deadpan] I know, you never say a word to anyone. See more » |