The Fortune Cookie
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.
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United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.2/10
348 votes
Rating consensus
72/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~72/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
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The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Billy Wilder
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