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40 Pounds of Trouble

  • 1962
  • Approved
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.3K
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Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, and Claire Wilcox in 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
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A casino manager in Las Vegas, who's being hounded by his ex-wife, who resides in California, for refusing to pay alimony, is forced to babysit a young girl after her gambling father disappe... Read allA casino manager in Las Vegas, who's being hounded by his ex-wife, who resides in California, for refusing to pay alimony, is forced to babysit a young girl after her gambling father disappears, leaving her all alone in the casino.A casino manager in Las Vegas, who's being hounded by his ex-wife, who resides in California, for refusing to pay alimony, is forced to babysit a young girl after her gambling father disappears, leaving her all alone in the casino.

  • Director
    • Norman Jewison
  • Writers
    • Marion Hargrove
    • Damon Runyon
  • Stars
    • Tony Curtis
    • Phil Silvers
    • Suzanne Pleshette
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman Jewison
    • Writers
      • Marion Hargrove
      • Damon Runyon
    • Stars
      • Tony Curtis
      • Phil Silvers
      • Suzanne Pleshette
    • 19User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast65

    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Steve McCluskey
    Phil Silvers
    Phil Silvers
    • Bernie Friedman
    Suzanne Pleshette
    Suzanne Pleshette
    • Chris Lockwood
    Larry Storch
    Larry Storch
    • Floyd
    Howard Morris
    Howard Morris
    • Julius
    Edward Andrews
    Edward Andrews
    • Herman
    Stubby Kaye
    Stubby Kaye
    • Cranston
    Warren Stevens
    Warren Stevens
    • Swing
    Mary Murphy
    Mary Murphy
    • Liz McCluskey
    Kevin McCarthy
    Kevin McCarthy
    • Louie Blanchard
    Karen Steele
    Karen Steele
    • Bambi
    Tom Reese
    Tom Reese
    • Bassett…
    Steve Gravers
    Steve Gravers
    • Daytime
    Paul Comi
    Paul Comi
    • Deputy Sheriff Cavanaugh
    Ford Rainey
    Ford Rainey
    • Judge
    Gregg Palmer
    Gregg Palmer
    • Howard Piper
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Dolores
    David Allen
    • Casino Singer
    • Director
      • Norman Jewison
    • Writers
      • Marion Hargrove
      • Damon Runyon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Related interests

    Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in What's Up, Doc? (1972)
    Screwball Comedy
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      First film allowed to shoot inside Disneyland.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes
      • Bernie Friedman: [at the custody hearing] Well, Judge, you can pass the buck up and down and back and forth, but when it gets to "Bernie the Butcher" it don't go no further.
      • Judge: Is that what they call you? "Bernie the Butcher"? Why?
      • Bernie Friedman: Thirty-seven years in the meat packing business. What're they gonna call me, "Bernie the Baker"?
    • Connections
      Featured in Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      If You
      Lyrics by Sydney Shaw
      Music by Mort Lindsey
      [Chris (Suzanne Pleshette) sings the song in her show]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 14, 1963 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Forty Pounds of Trouble
    • Filming locations
      • Disneyland Park, Disneyland Resort - 1600 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, USA(location)
    • Production company
      • Curtis Enterprises
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,995,000
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 46m(106 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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