40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) ( Forty Pounds of Trouble )

40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Forty Pounds of Trouble
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1962 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Norman Jewison

Written By:
Damon Runyon
Marion Hargrove

Actors:
Tony Curtis ..... Steve McCluskey
Suzanne Pleshette ..... Chris Lockwood
Larry Storch ..... Floyd
Howard Morris ..... Julius
Edward Andrews ..... Herman
Stubby Kaye ..... Cranston
Warren Stevens ..... Swing
Mary Murphy ..... Liz McCluskey
Kevin McCarthy ..... Blanchard
Karen Steele ..... Bambi
Tom Reese ..... Bassett / Uncle Norman
Steve Gravers ..... Daytime
Paul Comi ..... Cavanaugh
Ford Rainey ..... Judge
Gregg Palmer ..... Piper

Synopsis:

Damon Runyon's story 'Little Miss Marker' gets a mid-'60s update in this comedy. Steve McCluskey (Tony Curtis) is the manager of a nightspot in Lake Tahoe owned by Bernie Friedman (Phil Silvers). Steve is the kind of guy who has heard every sob story in the book and is not easily impressed, but his hard heart begins to soften a bit when he meets Penny Piper (Claire Wilcox), a young orphan girl with no one to turn to and nowhere to go. Steve grudgingly takes her in and soon grows fond of the tyke. Penny thinks that Steve needs to get married and settle down, so she starts playing Cupid, trying to set him up with pretty Chris Lockwood (Suzanne Pleshette). However, Steve is still reeling from his failed first marriage and isn't so sure that another trip to the altar would be good for him. The film's finale sends Steve on a wild chase through Disneyland. Forty Pounds of Trouble marked the feature directorial debut of Norman Jewison, who would go on to make In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof, and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Tony Curtis stars in this outrageous comedy in which a day at the park becomes a high speed adventure on the world's most exclusive movie set - Disneyland! After escaping from his greedy ex-wife in California, savvy Lake Tahoe hotel/casino manager Steve McClusky (Curtis) has had enough of women. But his sabbatical is sabotaged when hotel owner Bernie Friedman (Phil Silvers) orders him to chaperone the venue's new headliner, Friedman's beautiful niece Chris (Suzanne Pleshette). As if that's not enough, McClusky inherits a pint-sized problem in young Penny (Claire Wilcox), a five-year old recently abandoned by her debt-ridden father. Soon charmed by his two charges, he risks crossing the Nevada border to take them to Disneyland. It's not long before the incognito trio is discovered by his ex's detectives, and a wild chase through the park's attractions begins! With a superb cast, gorgeous scenery, and the distinction of being the first feature film ever to be shot in (and above) Disneyland, this irresistible romantic comedy is a treat for the whole family!

The manager of a gambling house is faced with problems when he has to look after a child, while his ex-wife is pressing for alimony.

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