The Parent Trap (film series) The Parent Trap (film series) The Parent Trap is a "Disney" film series, originating in 1961 with Hayley Mills playing both roles of twin sisters who were raised separately by divorced parents, without any knowledge of each other. They meet at a summer holiday camp, and switch places so that they can each meet their other parent. Mills reprised her roles three times in subsequent made-for-television sequels. A remake was released in 1998, with a plot similar to the original film and written by the original film's writer/director David Swift, with segments of the story being reworked into a romantic-comedy.
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