The Fortune Cookie (1966)
10/19/1966 (US) • 2h 5m
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.
Top Billed Cast
Harry Hinkle
Willie Gingrich
Boom Boom Jackson
Sandy Hinkle
Purkey
Mother Hinkle
O'Brien
Thompson
Charlotte Gingrich
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,705,000.00
Revenue
$6,800,000.00
Keywords
shadowing
american football
brother-in-law
wheelchair
honesty
insurance fraud
cinematographer
fortune cookie
private investigator
black and white
surveillance
ex-wife
man in wheelchair
cleveland browns
american football player
cleveland, ohio
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