The Fortune Cookie

7.2
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 125 min
  • Premiere: 1966. October 19.

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.

Discover

Jack Lemmon

Harry Hinkle

Walter Matthau

Willie Gingrich

Ron Rich

Boom Boom Jackson

Judi West

Sandy Hinkle

Lurene Tuttle

Mother Hinkle

Les Tremayne

Thompson

Marge Redmond

Charlotte Gingrich

Ann Shoemaker

Sister Veronica

Ned Glass

Doc Schindler

Archie Moore

Mr. Jackson

Howard McNear

Mr. Cimoli

Harry Davis

Dr. Krugman

Sig Ruman

Professor Winterhalter

Judy Pace

Elvira

Helen Kleeb

Law Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist

Bartlett Robinson

Specialist #1

Ben Wright

Doctor

William Christopher

Interne (as Bill Christopher)

Robert P. Lieb

Specialist #2

Martin Blaine

Specialist #3

Herbie Faye

Maury - the Equipment Man

Billy Beck

Maury's Assistant

Lisa Linsky

Ginger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill)

John Todd Roberts

Jeffrey Gingrich

Keith Jackson

CBS Football Announcer

Herbert Ellis

TV Director (as Herb Ellis)

Robert DoQui

Man in Bar (as Bob Doqui)

John Anderson

Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Gary Bohn

Paramedic (uncredited)

Jim Brown

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

Daniel Elam

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Commuter (uncredited)

Chester Jones

Cook (uncredited)

Chuck Schodowski

Stadium Cameraman (uncredited)

Jon Silo

Tailor (uncredited)

Art

Edward G. Boyle

Set Decoration

Robert Luthardt

Art Direction

Camera

Joseph LaShelle

Director of Photography

Crew

Roy Jenson

Stunts

Directing

Billy Wilder

Director

Editing

Production

Billy Wilder

Producer

Doane Harrison

Producer

Sound

Robert Martin

Sound Designer

André Previn

Original Music Composer

Writing

Billy Wilder

Screenplay

I. A. L. Diamond

Screenplay

Art

Edward G. Boyle

Set Decoration

Robert Luthardt

Art Direction

Camera

Joseph LaShelle

Director of Photography

Crew

Roy Jenson

Stunts

Directing

Billy Wilder

Director

Editing

Production

Billy Wilder

Producer

Doane Harrison

Producer

Sound

Robert Martin

Sound Designer

André Previn

Original Music Composer

Writing

Billy Wilder

Screenplay

I. A. L. Diamond

Screenplay