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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 19, 1966
Box Office
$6.8M
Budget
$3.7M
Return
1.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 6, 2001
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions, United Artists
Quotes
See all →The Price of Fortune in Cookies
Taglines
How Harry Hinkle became a fortune cookie OR: some people will do anything for $249,000.92.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Importance of Dough in Fortune Cookies
Taglines
Dough is the most important ingredient in THE FORTUNE COOKIE
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Lemmon
Harry Hinkle
W
Walter Matthau
Willie Gingrich
R
Ron Rich
Boom Boom Jackson
J
Judi West
Sandy Hinkle
C
Cliff Osmond
Purkey
L
Lurene Tuttle
Mother Hinkle
H
Harry Holcombe
O'Brien
L
Les Tremayne
Thompson
M
Marge Redmond
Charlotte Gingrich
A
Ann Shoemaker
Sister Veronica
N
Ned Glass
Doc Schindler
A
Archie Moore
Mr. Jackson
H
Howard McNear
Mr. Cimoli
H
Harry Davis
Dr. Krugman
L
Lauren Gilbert
Kincaid
S
Sig Ruman
Professor Winterhalter
N
Noam Pitlik
Max
M
Maryesther Denver
Nurse
J
Judy Pace
Elvira
H
Helen Kleeb
Law Firm Switchboard Operator and Receptionist
