The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Watch TrailerIs 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!
Overview : 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.
Date Released :1966-10-19
Votes : 366
7.2
6,800,000
125 Minutes
Main Actors
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
Howard McNear
Mr. Cimoli
Sig Ruman
Professor Winterhalter
Noam Pitlik
Max
Judy Pace
Elvira
Helen Kleeb
Law Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist
Reviews1
John Chard
Written on 2019-07-02T05:45:24Z
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