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The Parent Trap (1961) 7.1
Teenage twin girls swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents. Director:David SwiftWriters:Erich Kästner (based on the book: "Das doppelte Lottchen"), David Swift (written for the screen by) |
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| Maureen O'Hara | ... | ||
| Brian Keith | ... | ||
| Charles Ruggles | ... |
Charles McKendrick
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Cathleen Nesbitt | ... | |
| Ruth McDevitt | ... |
Miss Inch
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Crahan Denton | ... | |
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Linda Watkins | ... |
Edna Robinson
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Miss Grunecker
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Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households, they switch places (surprise!) so as to meet the parent they never knew, and then contrive to reunite them. Written by Stewart M. Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu>
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Caught in a merry marital mix-up! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 June 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Operación Cupido See more »Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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But when Walt Disney saw the rushes, Disney told the director to leave the shot in, saying it would be the biggest laugh in the film.
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Sharon McKendrick: I know what wonderful, delicate mystery Daddy sees in you. And I can't say I blame him there, either. You're very nicely put together.
Vicky Robinson: Your father underestimates you, I think.
Sharon McKendrick: I'm sure you won't, will you, Vicky?
Vicky Robinson: Susan, dear, you've had him to yourself all this time, and I can understand that suddenly to have another woman around, well, it's a ...
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(1961)
Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Sung by Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello
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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, the director originally wanted to cut the shot of the cake-fall.But when Walt Disney saw the rushes, Disney told the director to leave the shot in, saying it would be the biggest laugh in the film.
Turns out, that old Walt was right. See more »
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While performing "Let's Get Together" with Sharon, Susan plays an acoustic guitar, but the sound it makes is distinctly that of an electric guitar. See more »Quotes
Vicky Robinson: You're a big girl now, Susan. You're old enough to understand that wonderful, delicate mystery that happens sometimes between a man and a woman.Sharon McKendrick: I know what wonderful, delicate mystery Daddy sees in you. And I can't say I blame him there, either. You're very nicely put together.
Vicky Robinson: Your father underestimates you, I think.
Sharon McKendrick: I'm sure you won't, will you, Vicky?
Vicky Robinson: Susan, dear, you've had him to yourself all this time, and I can understand that suddenly to have another woman around, well, it's a ...
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The Parent Trap(1961)
Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Sung by Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello
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Hayley Mills does a spectacular job playing twins Sharon and Susan who are split up at birth and then reunited at summer camp. Of course they plan to reunite their divorced parents before a new woman can get her hands on their father! It's not hard to see why this film has remained popular, Mills, O'Hara, and Keith all are wonderful, and even if the story isn't the most believable it is perfectly suited for younger viewers. Forget the 1998 remake, stick with the original.