40 Pounds of Trouble
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Norman Jewison |
| Produced by | Stan Margulies |
| Screenplay by | Marion Hargrove |
| Based on | Little Miss Marker by Damon Runyon |
| Starring | Tony Curtis Suzanne Pleshette Larry Storch |
| Music by | Mort Lindsey |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Marjorie Fowler |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Release dates
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31 December 1962 (USA) |
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Running time
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106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,750,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
40 Pounds of Trouble is a 1962 film directed by Norman Jewison that marks his directorial debut. The film was shot on location at Disneyland and Lake Tahoe.[2][3] It is a retelling of Damon Runyon's story Little Miss Marker.[4]
Plot
Tony Curtis plays a casino manager who must take care of an 8-year-old girl.
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Tony Curtis | Steve McCluskey |
| Suzanne Pleshette | Chris Lockwood |
| Larry Storch | Floyd |
| Howard Morris | Julius |
| Edward Andrews | Herman |
| Stubby Kaye | Cranston |
| Warren Stevens | Swing |
| Kevin McCarthy | Louie Blanchard |
| Phil Silvers | Bernie "the Butcher" Friedman |
Critical reception
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times sums up the film:
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40 Pounds of Trouble is witless remake of a Runyon Story... Blunt promotion, thin humor fill script... The trouble with 40 Pounds of Trouble is that it is just too hackneyed and dull.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057069/locations
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). 40 Pounds of Trouble at IMDb
- 40 Pounds of Trouble at the TCM Movie Database
- 40 Pounds of Trouble at AllMovie
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