The Fortune Cookie (1966)

Comedy Romance

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.

Updated May 9 2020

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US -

1966-10-19

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FACTS

Runtime: 125 mins Rating: 7.4 Tag Line: 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!

Cast

Les Tremayne

Thompson

Jack Lemmon

Harry Hinkle

Walter Matthau

Himself / Narrator

Cliff Osmond

Purkey

Ned Glass

Deck Hand (uncredited)

Ron Rich

Boom Boom Jackson

Judi West

Sandy Hinkle

Lurene Tuttle

Mother Hinkle