The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap is a 1961 Walt Disney film. It stars Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in a story about teenage twins and their divorced parents. The screenplay by the film's director David Swift was based upon the book Lottie and Lisa (Das Doppelte Lottchen) by Erich Kästner. Kastner derived his version from a Deanna Durbin film Three Smart Girls. The Parent Trap was nominated for two Academy Awards, was broadcast on television, saw t... More

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David Swift

David Swift (July 27, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American film actor, writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1967 film, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and the Disney films Parent Trap franchise. From a young age, Swift had a talent for drawing and rode a...

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  • May 7, 2002
  • Jun 21, 1961
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Lottie and Lisa

Lisa and Lottie (original German title: Das doppelte Lottchen "The double Lottie") is a 1949 novel by Erich Kästner, which originally started out during WWII as an aborted movie scenario, about twin girls separated at birth who meet at summer camp. It has been adapted into film many times (see...

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