---
title: 'The Parent Trap (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Swift'
released: '1961-06-12'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Family'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-parent-trap-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055277/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Parent Trap (1961)

1961 · 124 min · Drama, Music, Family, Romance · United States

Part of: The Parent Trap

## Synopsis

The Parent Trap is a 1961 American romantic comedy film written and directed by David Swift. It stars Hayley Mills in a dual role as a pair of teenage twins who switch places with each other in order to reunite their divorced parents, played by Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith. Although the plot is very close to that of the 1945 film Twice Blessed, The Parent Trap is based on the 1949 children's novel Das doppelte Lottchen by German author Erich Kästner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Swift](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-swift)
- **Screenplay:** [David Swift](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-swift)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-smith), [Sherman Brothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherman-brothers)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-ballard)
- **Editor:** [Philip W. Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-w-anderson)

## Cast

- [Hayley Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayley-mills) as Sharon McKendrick
- [Maureen O'Hara](https://cinepixo.com/people/maureen-o-hara) as Maggie McKendrick
- [Frank De Vol](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-de-vol) as Mr. Eaglewood
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)
- [Ruth McDevitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-mcdevitt) as Miss Inch
- [Cathleen Nesbitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathleen-nesbitt) as Louise McKendrick
- [Linda Watkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-watkins) as Edna Robinson
- [Joanna Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-barnes) as Vicky Robinson
- [Crahan Denton](https://cinepixo.com/people/crahan-denton) as Hecky
- [Nancy Kulp](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-kulp) as Miss Grunecker
- [Charles Ruggles](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-ruggles) as Charles McKendrick
- [Una Merkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/una-merkel) as Verbena
- [Leo G. Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-g-carroll) as Reverend Mosby
- [Brian Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-keith) as Mitch Evers

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-parent-trap-1961
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-parent-trap-1961
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