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40 Pounds of Trouble

40 Pounds of Trouble is a 1962 comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, Larry Storch and Phil Silvers. It is a retelling of Damon Runyon's 1932 short story Little Miss Marker.

Plot

Casino manager Steve McCluskey and his club singer Chris Lockwood find their hands full when they agree to take in a troublesome young girl named Penny Piper, left behind in the casino by her gambling father. The little girl hinders the manager's plans to keep his gaming license. Penny thinks that Steve needs to get married and settle down, so she starts trying to bring him and Chris together. Steve is still reeling from his failed first marriage and is apprehensive about remarriage.

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    author
    contentLocation California Disneyland
    director Norman Jewison
    editor Marjorie Fowler
    events gambling
    genre comedy
    keywords gamble game little girl married young girl
    musicBy Mort Lindsey
    producer Stan Margulies
    productionCompany Curtis Enterprises
    recordedAt California