The Fortune Cookie (1966) 7.4
A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury. Director:Billy Wilder |
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The Fortune Cookie (1966) 7.4
A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury. Director:Billy Wilder |
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| Jack Lemmon | ... | ||
| Walter Matthau | ... | ||
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Ron Rich | ... | |
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Judi West | ... | |
| Cliff Osmond | ... |
Purkey
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| Lurene Tuttle | ... |
Mother Hinkle
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Harry Holcombe | ... | |
| Les Tremayne | ... | ||
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Lauren Gilbert | ... | |
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Marge Redmond | ... |
Charlotte Gingrich
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Noam Pitlik | ... |
Max
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Harry Davis | ... |
Dr. Krugman
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Ann Shoemaker | ... |
Sister Veronica
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Maryesther Denver | ... | |
| Ned Glass | ... | ||
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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Little-known, but has fine performances by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Lemmon is a not-too-bright sports cameraman who gets knocked over by a football player (Ron Rich) and is persuaded by his crooked, ambulance-chasing brother-in-law lawyer (Matthau) to fake an injury for the insurance money. Lemmon tries to go along with the scam, but is consumed by guilt because the guilt Rich feels for the "injury" is quickly wrecking his life. Added to this is the return of Lemmon's ex-wife (Judi West), with whom he is still obviously in love. He is completely oblivious to the fact she is a gold-digger--in his case, love truly is blind. Everything resolves itself as it should, but not as you might think. It's a funny, dramatic, and touching film.