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40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) -- Hilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl.

Overview

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6.3/10   241 votes
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Director:
Norman Jewison
Writers:
Damon Runyon (story)
Marion Hargrove (writer)
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Release Date:
31 December 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Hilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Not the usual Tony Curtis catastrophe... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tony Curtis ... Steve McCluskey

Suzanne Pleshette ... Chris Lockwood

Larry Storch ... Floyd
Howard Morris ... Julius
Edward Andrews ... Herman
Stubby Kaye ... Cranston
Warren Stevens ... Swing
Mary Murphy ... Liz McCluskey
Kevin McCarthy ... Blanchard
Karen Steele ... Bambi

Tom Reese ... Bassett / Uncle Norman
Steve Gravers ... Daytime
Paul Comi ... Cavanaugh
Ford Rainey ... Judge
Gregg Palmer ... Piper
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Forty Pounds of Trouble (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Steve makes a phone call from a booth located on the path between Tomorrowland and Main Street. In the scene where the detective chases Steve through the same area, the phone booth is not there. more
Quotes:
[about Penny]
Steve McCluskey: Can you tell me one cotton-pickin' thing you can do for that kid that I can't?
Chris Lockwood: Yeah! I can take her to the ladies' room!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Private Screenings: Norman Jewison" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
What's the Scene more

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16 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Not the usual Tony Curtis catastrophe..., 11 May 2002
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Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Tony Curtis finally scores a bull's-eye! I've lost count of all the poor movies (comedic or otherwise) that Curtis made in the 1960s, but this one and the later "The Great Race" are his winners. Here, Tony (happily animated throughout) plays a swinging casino manager who comes to love a cute little orphaned girl left in his care. He also has his hands full of Suzanne Pleshette (groomed to look like an old-fashioned movie star, but still with her deep, husky voice--as if it were being channeled from beyond). This unofficial remake of 1934's "Little Miss Marker" has an exceptional supporting cast including Phil Silvers, Kevin McCarthy, Howard Morris and Edward Andrews, slick production, a funny slapstick chase through Disneyland. A good family movie and a happy surprise for Curtis buffs. *** from ****

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