The Parent Trap (1961 film) well as VHS and DVD in 2000. The original film was Mills' second of six films for Disney. Identical twins Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick (Hayley Mills) meet at Miss Inch's Summer Camp for Girls, unaware that they are sisters. Their identical appearance initially creates rivalry, and they pull pranks on each other, culminating in the camp dance being ruined. As punishment, Miss Inch decides that they must live together in the isolated "Serendipity" cabin (and eat together at an "Isolation Table") for the remainder of the camp season. After discovering that they both come from single-parent homes, they soon
The Deadly Companions O'Hara (1927–1992), played the seventh-billed role of Cal (the family surname is Fitzsimons, also rendered as FitzSimons). Leading man Brian Keith was also Maureen O'Hara's co-star in "The Parent Trap" which they completed immediately before "The Deadly Companions" and which premiered on June 12, 1961, six days after the Tucson premiere of "The Deadly Companions". They re-teamed for one additional film, 1966's "The Rare Breed", which top-billed James Stewart. Cinematographer William H. Clothier also worked on "The Rare Breed" as well as two other films with Maureen O'Hara, 1963's "McLintock!" and 1971's "Big Jake", both starring John Wayne. The Deadly