The Fortune Cookie
(1966)
Dough is the most important ingredient in...
Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond
Director: Billy Wilder
Writer: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond
Language: English
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Duration: 125
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.
| Jack Lemmon | Harry Hinkle |
| Walter Matthau | Willie Gingrich |
| Ron Rich | Luther 'Boom Boom' Jackson |
| Judi West | Sandy Hinkle |
| Cliff Osmond | Purkey |
| Lurene Tuttle | Mother Hinkle |
| Bartlett Robinson | Specialist #1 |
| Harry Holcombe | O'Brien |
| Howard McNear | Mr. Cimoli |
| Les Tremayne | Thompson |
| Archie Moore | Mr. Jackson |
| Lauren Gilbert | Kincaid |
| Marge Redmond | Charlotte Gingrich |
| Noam Pitlik | Max |
| Harry Davis | Dr. Krugman |
| Ann Shoemaker | Sister Veronica |
| Maryesther Denver | Ferret-faced Nurse |
| Ned Glass | Doc Schindler |
| André Previn | Composer |
| Robert Martin | Sound Designer |
| William Christopher | Intern (as Bill Christopher) |
| Joseph LaShelle | Cinematographer |
| Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Robert Luthardt | Art Direction |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Sig Ruman | Professor Winterhalter |
| Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Robert P. Lieb | Specialist #2 |
| Martin Blaine | Specialist #3 |
| Ben Wright | Specialist #4 |
| Dodie Heath | Nun |
| Herbie Faye | Maury, the Equipment Man |
| Billy Beck | Maury's Assistant |
| Judy Pace | Elvira |
| Helen Kleeb | The Lawyers' Receptionist |
| Lisa Jill | Ginger Gingrich |
| John Todd Roberts | Jeffrey Gingrich |
| Keith Jackson | Football Announcer |
| Herbert Ellis | TV Director (as Herb Ellis) |
| Don Reed | Newscaster |
| Louise Vienna Keene | Girl on TV |
| Louise Vienna | Girl on TV |
| Robert DoQui | Man in Bar (as Bob DoQui) |
| John Anderson | Abraham Lincoln |
| Gary Bohn | Paramedic |
| Jim Brown | Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Leroy Kelly | Running Back #44 (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Jon Silo | Tailor (uncredited) |
| Daniel Elam | Bar Patron |
| Rudy Germane | Commuter |
| Chester Jones | Cook |
| Wayne Fury | Sound Department |
| Chuck Schodowski | Stadium Cameraman |
| Buddy Myers | Sound Department |
| Terrance Emerson | Sound Department |
| Lisa Linsky | Ginger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill) |
| Loren Cosand | Makeup Artist |
| Alice Monte | hair stylist |
| Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Jack N. Reddish | Assistant Director |
| Frank Agnone | property master |
| Duncan A. Spencer | scenic artist |
Genre: Classics, Comedy, Romantic
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
IMDb: 0060424
