The Fortune Cookie poster

The Fortune Cookie( 1966)

TV-MAComedy
72%
User
Score

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!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jack Lemmon

      Harry Hinkle

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      Walter Matthau

      Willie Gingrich

    3. cast image

      Ron Rich

      Boom Boom Jackson

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      Judi West

      Sandy Hinkle

    5. cast image

      Cliff Osmond

      Purkey

    6. cast image

      Lurene Tuttle

      Mother Hinkle

    7. cast image

      Harry Holcombe

      O'Brien

    8. cast image

      Les Tremayne

      Thompson

    9. cast image

      Marge Redmond

      Charlotte Gingrich

    10. cast image

      Ann Shoemaker

      Sister Veronica

    11. cast image

      Ned Glass

      Doc Schindler

    12. cast image

      Archie Moore

      Mr. Jackson

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      Howard McNear

      Mr. Cimoli

    14. cast image

      Harry Davis

      Dr. Krugman

    15. cast image

      Lauren Gilbert

      Kincaid

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      Sig Ruman

      Professor Winterhalter

    17. cast image

      Noam Pitlik

      Max

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      Maryesther Denver

      Nurse

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      Judy Pace

      Elvira

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      Helen Kleeb

      Law Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist

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      Bartlett Robinson

      Specialist #1

    22. cast image

      Ben Wright

      Doctor

    23. cast image

      Dodie Heath

      Nun

    24. cast image

      William Christopher

      Interne (as Bill Christopher)

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      Robert P. Lieb

      Specialist #2

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      Martin Blaine

      Specialist #3

    27. cast image

      Herbie Faye

      Maury - the Equipment Man

    28. cast image

      Billy Beck

      Maury's Assistant

    29. cast image

      Lisa Linsky

      Ginger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill)

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      John Todd Roberts

      Jeffrey Gingrich

    31. cast image

      Keith Jackson

      CBS Football Announcer

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      Herbert Ellis

      TV Director (as Herb Ellis)

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      Robert DoQui

      Man in Bar (as Bob Doqui)

    34. cast image

      John Anderson

      Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

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      Gary Bohn

      Paramedic (uncredited)

    36. cast image

      Jim Brown

      Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)

    37. cast image

      Daniel Elam

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Rudy Germane

      Commuter (uncredited)

    39. cast image

      Chester Jones

      Cook (uncredited)

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      Chuck Schodowski

      Stadium Cameraman (uncredited)

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      Jon Silo

      Tailor (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Jul 02 2019
    Morality and cynicism not quite the bedfellows Wilder intended? Wilder's response to his previous film Kiss Me Stupid's criticism was intended to be a bitter attack on American morality, yet many critics of the time felt Wilder chickened out by sweetening the finale. If he actualy did this is obviously down to each individual viewer to decide, but in my case I just feel that it comes together nicely to finish off a very funny and sharp Wilder film. Camerman Harry Henkle is working the sidelines filming a Browns/Vikings game when he is flattened by running back Boom Boom Jackson and taken ...

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    Videos 2Backdrops 13Posters 25

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • shadowing
    • american football
    • brother-in-law
    • wheelchair
    • honesty
    • insurance fraud
    • cinematographer
    • fortune cookie
    • ex-wife
    • cleveland browns
    • cleveland, ohio