Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Charles Ruggles
- Charles McKendrick
- (as Charlie Ruggles)
Ruth McDevitt
- Miss Inch
- (as Ruth Mc Devitt)
Dave Goelz
- Teenager
- (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
- Parent
- (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter
- Gwen
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the dance party scene where the layer cake falls off the beak of the totem pole and drops onto Miss Inch's face, writer and director David Swift originally wanted to cut the shot of the cake fall. But when producer Walt Disney saw the rushes, he told Swift to leave the shot in, saying it would be the biggest laugh in the movie. Disney was right.
- GoofsWhile singing "Let's Get Together," twice Sharon's hand momentarily disappears crossing over into Susan's frame.
- Quotes
Mitch Evers: [entering the dining room to see an empty table] Hey, uh, what happened to dinner?
Verbena 'Ever's Housekeeper': Oh, dinner's being served on the patio tonight.
Mitch Evers: Oh, whose idea is that?
Verbena 'Ever's Housekeeper': It's none of my nevermind. I don't say a word.
Mitch Evers: [turning to leave; deadpan] I know, you never say a word to anyone.
- Alternate versionsAn early US laserdisc release is missing the car scene mentioned above, but not the pool transition a few minutes later. It is, on the other hand, also missing about 50 seconds at the start of the conversation between Margaret and her father as she tries to pack for the trip to CA (during which he informs her of the plane ticket, questions her choice of dress, and ponders what sort of lady Mitch might have married since the breakup). Like many Disney releases, it is also missing the distribution title card (Buena Vista) and the accompanying drummed introduction to the title song.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Magical World of Disney: The Title Makers/Nature's Half Acre (1961)
Featured review
Wonderful Family Film with winning performances
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.
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- Jul 30, 2000
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- Also known as
- Petticoats and Bluejeans
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,150,385
- Gross worldwide
- $29,650,385
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.75 : 1
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