Forty Pounds of Trouble
Cast & Crew
Norman Jewison
Tony Curtis
Suzanne Pleshette
Phil Silvers
Claire Wilcox
Larry Storch
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Steve McCluskey, manager of a Lake Tahoe gambling casino owned by Bernie Friedman, is constantly pursued by private detectives because of his refusal to pay alimony to his ex-wife, Liz. Bernie's niece, Chris Lockwood, arrives for a singing engagement, and Steve comes to believe that she is Bernie's mistress. Then Steve is placed in charge of 6-year-old Penny Piper, whose father has left the casino to find the money to pay his gambling losses, and Steve becomes very fond of the child. A few days later, he learns that her father has died in an automobile accident. Before he breaks the news to Penny, he takes her to see Disneyland, and, so as to evade the detectives, he has Chris accompany them, giving the group a family appearance. He is spotted, however, and after a chase through the park he is caught and brought before a judge. The judge is sympathetic to Steve's story, but the juvenile authorities threaten to take Penny away from him. Steve and Chris decide to marry, adopt Penny, and spend their honeymoon at Disneyland.
Director
Norman Jewison
Cast
Tony Curtis
Suzanne Pleshette
Phil Silvers
Claire Wilcox
Larry Storch
Howard Morris
Edward Andrews
Stubby Kaye
Warren Stevens
Mary Murphy
Kevin Mccarthy
Karen Steele
Tom Reese
Gregg Palmer
Steve Gravers
Ford Rainey
Paul Comi
Sharon Farrell
David Allen
Jack Larue
Crew
Carl Beringer
Duke Callaghan
Robert Clatworthy
Don Cunliffe
David Curtis
Walt Disney
Marjorie Fowler
John Franco
Jack Geraghty
Alexander Golitzen
Marion Hargrove
Harold King
Fred Knoth
Olive Koenitz
Bob Larson
Emile Lavigne
Ruby Levitt
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
John Livesley
Joseph Macdonald
Stan Margulies
Frank Mcwhorter
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.
Jean Mollner
Terry Morse Jr.
Edward Muhl
Rosemary Odell
Peter Saldutti
James Saper
Sydney Shaw
Tom Shaw
Joan St. Oegger
Dan Striepeke
Dick Sutton
Bob Thomas
Mike Tierney
Waldon O. Watson
Film Details
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Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed on location at Hurrah's Club at Lake Tahoe and at Disneyland. The Damon Runyon short story was filmed twice previously by Paramount Pictures as Little Miss Marker (1934) and Sorrowful Jones (1949).
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 1963
Released in United States on Video October 26, 1994
Norman Jewison makes his feature directorial debut.
Released in United States Winter February 1963
Released in United States on Video October 26, 1994
