The Fortune Cookie (1966)

Directors

Billy Wilder

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Holcombe, Les Tremayne, Marge Redmond, Ann Shoemaker, Ned Glass, Archie Moore, Howard McNear, Harry Davis, Lauren Gilbert

The story

CBS cameraman Harold "Harry" Hinkle is injured when (fictional) football player Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson of the Cleveland Browns collides with him during a home game at Municipal Stadium. Though Harry's injuries are minor, his conniving lawyer brother-in-law, William H. "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich, convinces him to pretend that his leg and hand have been partially paralyzed so that they can receive a huge indemnity from the insurance company.

Genres

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