The Fortune Cookie
Plot
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.
About The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie (released in the United Kingdom as Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 American black comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It is the first film in which Jack Lemmon collaborated with Walter Matthau. Matthau won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. The film was co-produced by Wilder's Phalanx Productions in cooperation with Lemmon's independent film production company, Jalem Productions.
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Cast
Jack LemmonHarry Hinkle
Walter MatthauWillie Gingrich
Ron RichBoom Boom Jackson
Judi WestSandy Hinkle
Cliff OsmondPurkey
Lurene TuttleMother Hinkle
Harry HolcombeO'Brien
Les TremayneThompson
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