The Parent Trap
Caught in a merry marital mix-up!
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5/13/1961Runtime
129 minsOverview
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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A delightfully scheming romantic comedy where two clever twins orchestrate an elaborate identity swap to reunite their estranged parents, blending genuine warmth with lighthearted deception and charm.
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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
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