Movie

The Fortune Cookie (1966)

• NR
• October 19, 1966
• 2h 5m

• Comedy

“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!”

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.

Director

Billy Wilder

Writers

Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

Starring

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich