The Fortune Cookie
19/10/1966
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.
Movie Information
Jack Lemmon
as Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau
as Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich
as Boom Boom Jackson
Judi West
as Sandy Hinkle
Cliff Osmond
as Purkey
Lurene Tuttle
as Mother Hinkle
Harry Holcombe
as O'Brien
Les Tremayne
as Thompson
Marge Redmond
as Charlotte Gingrich
Ann Shoemaker
as Sister Veronica
Ned Glass
as Doc Schindler
Archie Moore
as Mr. Jackson
Howard McNear
as Mr. Cimoli
Harry Davis
as Dr. Krugman
Lauren Gilbert
as Kincaid
Sig Ruman
as Professor Winterhalter
Noam Pitlik
as Max
Maryesther Denver
as Nurse
Judy Pace
as Elvira
Helen Kleeb
as Law Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist
Bartlett Robinson
as Specialist #1
Ben Wright
as Doctor
Dodie Heath
as Nun
William Christopher
as Interne (as Bill Christopher)
Robert P. Lieb
as Specialist #2
Martin Blaine
as Specialist #3
Herbie Faye
as Maury - the Equipment Man
Billy Beck
as Maury's Assistant
Lisa Linsky
as Ginger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill)
John Todd Roberts
as Jeffrey Gingrich
Keith Jackson
as CBS Football Announcer
Herbert Ellis
as TV Director (as Herb Ellis)
Robert DoQui
as Man in Bar (as Bob Doqui)
John Anderson
as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Jim Brown
as Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daniel Elam
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Commuter (uncredited)
Chester Jones
as Cook (uncredited)
Chuck Schodowski
as Stadium Cameraman (uncredited)
Jon Silo
as Tailor (uncredited)
