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The Fortune (1975) 5.7
Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them . not even murder. Director:Mike NicholsWriter:Carole Eastman |
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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.
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Freddie
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Oscar
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Nicky
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Rose Michtom | ... |
His Wife
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Airline Steward
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Mrs. Gould
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Rattlesnake Tom
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| Catlin Adams | ... |
Girl Lover
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| Christopher Guest | ... |
Boy Lover
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| Scatman Crothers | ... |
Fisherman
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Tom Newman | ... |
John the Barber
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Jim Antonio | ... |
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Vic Vallaro | ... |
2nd Policeman
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Richard B. Shull | ... |
Chief Detective Sergeant Jack Power
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The early 1900's with its Mann-Act (disallowing women to be transported across State lines for immoral reasons) brings a married man to devise a scheme for taking his upper-class girlfriend away with him... he simply has her marry his unmarried buddy. However, it doesn't take very long before both men start laying claim to her affection... until, that is, she's about to be cut out of her parent's fortune. So, a new scheme is devised, which only adds to their problems, as well as to the sly whimsy of this film. Written by BOB STEBBINS <stebinsbob@aol.com>
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Sexier than the Marx Brothers, handsomer than Laurel and Hardy but not as smart as The 3 Stooges See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
16 October 1975 (Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
Spite and Malice See more »Filming Locations:
Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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This film was one of the two movies that Jack Nicholson made while waiting for production on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to start. See more »Quotes
Nicky Wilson: [To Frederica who's screaming because Oscar is walking on the plane's wing during flight] Just ignore him.See more »
I'm not too big on comedies, but this one was recommended, so I watched it when it was run on network TV years ago.....One of the funniest movies I've ever seen in my life. It's incredible to me that it is so underrated..... Not even a mention at any of the lifetime achievement awards for either Beatty or Nicholson. I hate to oversell a movie because it creates expectations that are almost impossible to live up to, so let me just say , "This is a 'good' comedy ". :-)
I just became aware that my comment is not yet ready for submission because it does not contain the minimum 10 lines of text , so let me amend my earlier statement.....
" This is a very very good comedy ".......This is my first comment submission to this forum.....I was heartened to find others who recognized the gem this movie is and I just wanted to add my voice to the positive comments above......But, believing that less is sometimes more , I wanted to encourage others to seek out this movie , without "overselling ". i hope I have done my job :-).