The Fortune Cookie
“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!”
1966•NR•2h 5m•7.2•Released
Comedy
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
Writer
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$7M
Languages
English
Studio
Phalanx Productions
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
Howard McNear
Mr. Cimoli
Harry Davis
Dr. Krugman
Lauren Gilbert
Kincaid
Production
Company
Phalanx Productions
Company
Jalem Productions
Company
United Artists
Producer
Billy Wilder
Producer
Doane Harrison
Producer
I. A. L. Diamond
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