The Fortune Cookie

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.

Cast

Jack Lemmon

as Harry Hinkle

Walter Matthau

as Willie Gingrich

Ron Rich

as Boom Boom Jackson

Judi West

as Sandy Hinkle

Cliff Osmond

as Purkey

Lurene Tuttle

as Mother Hinkle

Harry Holcombe

as O'Brien

Les Tremayne

as Thompson

Marge Redmond

as Charlotte Gingrich

Ann Shoemaker

as Sister Veronica

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