40 Pounds of Trouble (1963)

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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 impressed, but his… 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Norman Jewison
Genres: Kids & Family, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1963 Wide
On DVD: Oct 26, 1994

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Cast

            Tony Curtis as Steve McCluskey

            Phil Silvers as Bernie

            Suzanne Pleshette as Chris

            Claire Wilcox as Penny Piper

            Larry Storch as Floyd

            Howard Morris as Julius

            Stubby Kaye as Cranston

            Edward Andrews as Herman

            Jim Bannon as The Westerner

            Nicky Blair as Desk Clerk

            Eduardo Ciannelli
            
            Paul Comi as Cavanaugh

            Sharon Farrell as Dolores

            Gerald Gordon as District Attorney

            Steve Gravers as Daytime

            Hallene Hill as Slot-Machine Player

            Charles Horvath as Stooge

            Jack LaRue as Nick the Greek

            Syl Lamont as Bellboy

            Mary Murphy as Liz McCluskey

            Gregg Palmer as Piper

            Ford Rainey as Judge

            Tom Reese as Bassett

            Ruth Robinson as Little Old Lady

            Karen Steele as Bambi

            Charles Victor as Madison Avenue Type

            Kevin McCarthy as Blanchard

            Warren Stevens as Swing

            David Allen as Singer
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