The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

125 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 19, 1966

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.

The Fortune Cookie

125 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 19, 1966

The Fortune Cookie
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers United Artists, Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions
Original title The Fortune Cookie
Directors Billy Wilder
Writers I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder

Cast

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

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

Robert DoQui

as Man in Bar (as Bob Doqui)

John Anderson

as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Gary Bohn

as Paramedic (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)