40 Pounds of Trouble (1963)
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78% of users liked it
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Damon Runyon's story "Little Miss Marker" gets a mid-'60s update in this comedy. Steve McCluskey (Tony Curtis) is the manager of a nightspot in Lake Tahoe owned by Bernie Friedman (Phil Silvers). Steve is the kind of guy who has heard every sob story in the book and is not easily… More Damon Runyon's story "Little Miss Marker" gets a mid-'60s update in this comedy. Steve McCluskey (Tony Curtis) is the manager of a nightspot in Lake Tahoe owned by Bernie Friedman (Phil Silvers). Steve is the kind of guy who has heard every sob story in the book and is not easily impressed, but his hard heart begins to soften a bit when he meets Penny Piper (Claire Wilcox), a young orphan girl with no one to turn to and nowhere to go. Steve grudgingly takes her in and soon grows fond of the tyke. Penny thinks that Steve needs to get married and settle down, so she starts playing Cupid, trying to set him up with pretty Chris Lockwood (Suzanne Pleshette). However, Steve is still reeling from his failed first marriage and isn't so sure that another trip to the altar would be good for him. The film's finale sends Steve on a wild chase through Disneyland. Forty Pounds of Trouble marked the feature directorial debut of Norman Jewison, who would go on to make In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof, and Jesus Christ Superstar. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Jewison
- Genres
- Kids & Family, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1963 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
The trouble with 40 Pounds of Trouble is that it is just too hackneyed and dull.
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Variety Staff, Variety
Precocious and likeable.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Retread of the Damon Runyon standby Little Miss Marker.
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Cast
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Tony Curtis
as Steve McCluskey
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Phil Silvers
as Bernie
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Suzanne Pleshette
as Chris
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Claire Wilcox
as Penny Piper
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Larry Storch
as Floyd
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Howard Morris
as Julius
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Stubby Kaye
as Cranston
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Edward Andrews
as Herman
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Jim Bannon
as The Westerner
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Nicky Blair
as Desk Clerk
- Eduardo Ciannelli
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Paul Comi
as Cavanaugh
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Sharon Farrell
as Dolores
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Gerald Gordon
as District Attorney
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Steve Gravers
as Daytime
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Hallene Hill
as Slot-Machine Player
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Charles Horvath
as Stooge
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Jack LaRue
as Nick the Greek
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Syl Lamont
as Bellboy
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Mary Murphy
as Liz McCluskey
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Gregg Palmer
as Piper
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Ford Rainey
as Judge
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Tom Reese
as Bassett
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Ruth Robinson
as Little Old Lady
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Karen Steele
as Bambi
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Charles Victor
as Madison Avenue Type
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Kevin McCarthy
as Blanchard
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Warren Stevens
as Swing
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David Allen
as Singer
