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The Fortune Cookie

1966, Movie, NR, 125 mins

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A very funny morality tale that's a deft mixture of cynicism, wit and idealism as only director Billy Wilder could do it. Jack Lemmon stars as a CBS cameraman who's flattened on the sidelines by a Cleveland Browns running back (Ron Rich) and rushed to the hospital. Although he's really fine, the cameraman's shyster brother-in-law (Walter Matthau), convinces him to fake an injury and sue the Browns, CBS and the Cleveland stadium for $1 million. Read the complete review for The Fortune Cookie
Year: 1966
Rated NR

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Cast
Jack Lemmon: Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau: Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich: Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson
Cliff Osmond: Mr. Purkey
Judi West: Sandy Hinkle
Lurene Tuttle: Mother Hinkle

 

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