The Fortune Cookie

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.

Release Date

19 October 1966

125 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Harry Hinkle
Willie Gingrich
Boom Boom Jackson
Sandy Hinkle
Mother Hinkle
Thompson
Charlotte Gingrich
Sister Veronica
Doc Schindler
Mr. Jackson