The Fortune Cookie

1966    2h 5m    Not Rated
Comedy, Romance
7.296%79%72%
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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.
Directed By
Billy Wilder
Written By
I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Studio
Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions, United Artists

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Cast of The Fortune Cookie
  • Jack LemmonHarry Hinkle
  • Walter MatthauWillie Gingrich
  • Ron RichBoom Boom Jackson
  • Judi WestSandy Hinkle
  • Cliff OsmondPurkey
  • Lurene TuttleMother Hinkle
  • Harry HolcombeO'Brien
  • Les TremayneThompson
  • Marge RedmondCharlotte Gingrich
  • Ann ShoemakerSister Veronica
  • Ned GlassDoc Schindler
  • Archie MooreMr. Jackson
  • Howard McNearMr. Cimoli
  • Harry DavisDr. Krugman
  • Lauren GilbertKincaid
  • Sig RumanProfessor Winterhalter
  • Noam PitlikMax
  • Maryesther DenverNurse
  • Judy PaceElvira
  • Helen KleebLaw Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist
  • Bartlett RobinsonSpecialist #1
  • Ben WrightDoctor
  • Dodie HeathNun
  • William ChristopherInterne (as Bill Christopher)
  • Robert P. LiebSpecialist #2
  • Martin BlaineSpecialist #3
  • Herbie FayeMaury - the Equipment Man
  • Billy BeckMaury's Assistant
  • Lisa LinskyGinger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill)
  • John Todd RobertsJeffrey Gingrich
  • Keith JacksonCBS Football Announcer
  • Herbert EllisTV Director (as Herb Ellis)
  • Robert DoQuiMan in Bar (as Bob Doqui)
  • John AndersonAbraham Lincoln (uncredited)
  • Gary BohnParamedic (uncredited)
  • Jim BrownRunning Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Daniel ElamBar Patron (uncredited)
  • Rudy GermaneCommuter (uncredited)
  • Chester JonesCook (uncredited)
  • Chuck SchodowskiStadium Cameraman (uncredited)
  • Jon SiloTailor (uncredited)
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