The Fortune Cookie (1966)
TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
- Released
- 1966-10-19
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Billy Wilder
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 368 votes
Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Harry Hinkle
- Walter Matthau as Willie Gingrich
- Ron Rich as Boom Boom Jackson
- Judi West as Sandy Hinkle
- Cliff Osmond as Purkey
- Lurene Tuttle as Mother Hinkle
- Harry Holcombe as O'Brien
- Les Tremayne as Thompson
- Marge Redmond as Charlotte Gingrich
- Ann Shoemaker as Sister Veronica
- Ned Glass as Doc Schindler
- Archie Moore as Mr. Jackson