40 Pounds of Trouble | |
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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 |
Release date
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31 December 1962 (USA) |
Running time
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106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,750,000 (US/ Canada) |
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. It is a retelling of Damon Runyon's story Little Miss Marker.
Tony Curtis plays a casino manager who must take care of an eight-year-old girl.
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times sums up the film: