The Fortune Cookie

"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!"

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.

Director: Billy Wilder

Cast

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