40 Pounds of Trouble
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Directed by	Norman Jewison
Produced by	Stan Margulies
Written by	Story: Damon Runyon Screenplay: Marion Hargrove
Starring	Tony Curtis Suzanne Pleshette Larry Storch
Music by	Mort Lindsey
Cinematography	Joseph MacDonald
Editing by	Marjorie Fowler
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	31 December 1962 (USA)
Running time	106 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

40 Pounds of Trouble is a 1962 film film directed by Norman Jewison and marks his directorial debut. The film was shot on location at Disneyland and Lake Tahoe.^[1] It is a retelling of Damon Runyon's story Little Miss Marker.^[2]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Principal cast 3 Critical Reception 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Tony Curtis plays a casino manager who must take care of an 8 year old girl.

[edit] Principal cast

Actor	Role
Tony Curtis	Steve McCluskey
Suzanne Pleshette	Chris Lockwood
Larry Storch	Floyd
Howard Morris	Julius
Edward Andrews	Herman
Stubby Kaye	Cranston
Warren Stevens	Swing

[edit] Critical Reception

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times sums up the film:

“

The trouble with 40 Pounds of Trouble is that it is just too hackneyed and dull.[3]

”

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 40 Pounds of Trouble at the Internet Movie Database

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