The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie (1966)

Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!

Comedy

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

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  • Release Date: 1966-10-19
  • Runtime: 2h 5min
  • Director: Billy Wilder

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Jack Lemmon

      Harry Hinkle

    • Walter Matthau

      Willie Gingrich

    • Ron Rich

      Boom Boom Jackson

    • Judi West

      Sandy Hinkle

    • Cliff Osmond

      Purkey

    • Lurene Tuttle

      Mother Hinkle

    • Harry Holcombe

      O'Brien

    • Les Tremayne

      Thompson

    • Marge Redmond

      Charlotte Gingrich

    • Ann Shoemaker

      Sister Veronica

    • Ned Glass

      Doc Schindler

    • Archie Moore

      Mr. Jackson

    • Howard McNear

      Mr. Cimoli

    • Harry Davis

      Dr. Krugman

    • Lauren Gilbert

      Kincaid

    • Sig Ruman

      Professor Winterhalter

    • Noam Pitlik

      Max

    • Maryesther Denver

      Nurse

    • Judy Pace

      Elvira

    • Helen Kleeb

      Law Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist

    • Bartlett Robinson

      Specialist #1

    • Ben Wright

      Doctor

    • Dodie Heath

      Nun

    • William Christopher

      Interne (as Bill Christopher)

    • Robert P. Lieb

      Specialist #2

    • Martin Blaine

      Specialist #3

    • Herbie Faye

      Maury - the Equipment Man

    • Billy Beck

      Maury's Assistant

    • Lisa Linsky

      Ginger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill)

    • John Todd Roberts

      Jeffrey Gingrich

    • Keith Jackson

      CBS Football Announcer

    • Herbert Ellis

      TV Director (as Herb Ellis)

    • Robert DoQui

      Man in Bar (as Bob Doqui)

    • John Anderson

      Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

    • Gary Bohn

      Paramedic (uncredited)

    • Jim Brown

      Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Daniel Elam

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

    • Rudy Germane

      Commuter (uncredited)

    • Chester Jones

      Cook (uncredited)

    • Chuck Schodowski

      Stadium Cameraman (uncredited)

    • Jon Silo

      Tailor (uncredited)

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