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Film / 1966
The Fortune Cookie
Directed by
Billy Wilder
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Jack LemmonHarry Hinkle
Walter MatthauWillie Gingrich
Ron RichBoom Boom Jackson
Judi WestSandy Hinkle
Cliff OsmondPurkey
Lurene TuttleMother Hinkle
Harry HolcombeO'Brien
Les TremayneThompson
Marge RedmondCharlotte Gingrich
Ann ShoemakerSister Veronica
Ned GlassDoc Schindler
Archie MooreMr. Jackson
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Howard McNearMr. Cimoli
Harry DavisDr. Krugman
Lauren GilbertKincaid
Sig RumanProfessor Winterhalter
Noam PitlikMax
Maryesther DenverNurse
Judy PaceElvira
Helen KleebLaw Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist
Bartlett RobinsonSpecialist #1
Ben WrightDoctor
Dody HeathNun (as Dodie Heath)
William ChristopherInterne (as Bill Christopher)
Robert P. LiebSpecialist #2
Martin BlaineSpecialist #3
Herbie FayeMaury - the Equipment Man
Billy BeckMaury's Assistant
Lisa LinskyGinger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill)
John Todd RobertsJeffrey Gingrich
Keith JacksonCBS Football Announcer
Herbert EllisTV Director (as Herb Ellis)
Robert DoQuiMan in Bar (as Bob Doqui)
John AndersonAbraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Jim BrownRunning Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daniel ElamBar Patron (uncredited)
Rudy GermaneCommuter (uncredited)
Chester JonesCook (uncredited)
Chuck SchodowskiStadium Cameraman (uncredited)
Jon SiloTailor (uncredited)
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