Story Line
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.
“Caught in a merry marital mix-up!”
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
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Rating
7.0/ 10
Release Date
1961-05-13
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
ComedyFamilyRomance
Part of the Series
The Parent Trap Collection
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User Reviews (3)
r96sk
8/10
•7/1/2020I've always heard of this, and its later remake, but never got around to watching it. I have now and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Hayley Mills, just like in <em>'Pollyanna'</em>, is infectious so you can't help but like her character(s). She does a re...
Kamurai
6/10
•7/10/2020Good watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend if you've seen any other Parent Trap and not this one.
This holds up surprisingly well: Hayley Mills did an excellent job playing both of the girls. I questioned it once, but I honestly th...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•6/18/2022Hayley Mills is pretty skilful in this spirited effort from David Swift. She plays posh sister "Sharon" and not so posh sibling "Susan" who meet at one of those summer camps that parents offload their unwanted children to during the long holidays. Ne...