The Parent Trap

Synopsis

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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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

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

Irene Tedrow

Miss Lockness

Frank De Vol

Mr. Eaglewood

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Kay Cole

Betsy (uncredited)

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Barbara Hunter

Gwen (uncredited)

Lynette Winter

Ursala (uncredited)

Bucko Stafford

Trooper Wilfred Stafford (uncredited)

John Mills

Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Parent (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Emile Kuri Set Decoration
• Carroll Clark Art Direction
• Robert Clatworthy Art Direction
• Hal Gausman Set Decoration

Camera

• Lucien Ballard Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Chuck Keehne Costumer
• Gertrude Casey Costumer
• Ruth Sandifer Hairstylist
• Pat McNalley Makeup Artist
• Bill Thomas Costume Design

Crew

• Susan Henning Acting Double
• Don DaGradi Sequence Artist
• Xavier Atencio Title Graphics
• Leon Charles Dialogue Coach
• Walt Disney Presenter
• Bill Justice Title Graphics
• T. Hee Title Graphics
• Petro Vlahos Special Effects Technician

Directing

• David Swift Director
• Ivan Volkman Assistant Director

Editing

• Philip W. Anderson Editor

Production

• George Golitzen Producer
• Walt Disney Producer

Sound

• Franklyn Marks Orchestrator
• Robert O. Cook Sound Supervisor
• Evelyn Kennedy Music Editor
• Dean Thomas Sound
• Paul J. Smith Original Music Composer
• Richard M. Sherman Songs
• Robert B. Sherman Songs

Visual Effects

• Ub Iwerks Visual Effects
• Bob Broughton Visual Effects

Writing

• David Swift Screenplay
• Erich Kästner Novel

Photos