The Fortune Cookie (1966)

10/19/1966 (US) • 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

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

Top Billed Cast

Jack Lemmon

Harry Hinkle

Walter Matthau

Willie Gingrich

Ron Rich

Boom Boom Jackson

Judi West

Sandy Hinkle

Lurene Tuttle

Mother Hinkle

Les Tremayne

Thompson

Marge Redmond

Charlotte Gingrich


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

shadowing

american football

brother-in-law

wheelchair

honesty

insurance fraud

cinematographer

fortune cookie

ex-wife

cleveland browns

cleveland, ohio

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