The Fortune Cookie (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.
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Top Billed Cast: Herbie Faye, Harry Davis, Martin Blaine
Runtime: 125 minutes
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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
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Archie Moore
Mr. Jackson
Howard McNear
Mr. Cimoli
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Harry Davis
Dr. Krugman
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Lauren Gilbert
Kincaid
Sig Ruman
Professor Winterhalter
Noam Pitlik
Max
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Maryesther Denver
Nurse
Judy Pace
Elvira
Helen Kleeb
Law Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist
Bartlett Robinson
Specialist #1
Ben Wright
Doctor
Dodie Heath
Nun
William Christopher
Interne (as Bill Christopher)
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Robert P. Lieb
Specialist #2
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Martin Blaine
Specialist #3
Herbie Faye
Maury - the Equipment Man
Billy Beck
Maury's Assistant
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Lisa Linsky
Ginger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill)
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John Todd Roberts
Jeffrey Gingrich
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Keith Jackson
CBS Football Announcer
Herbert Ellis
TV Director (as Herb Ellis)
Robert DoQui
Man in Bar (as Bob Doqui)
John Anderson
Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Jim Brown
Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Daniel Elam
Bar Patron (uncredited)
