The Fortune Cookie (1966)

"Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!"

Comedy Drama Crime

Overview

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.

Duration

125 min

Rating

⭐ 7.2 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 19, 1966

Languages

English

Production

Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions, United Artists