The Fortune Cookie
“Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Jack Lemmon·Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau·Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich·Boom Boom Jackson
Judi West·Sandy Hinkle
Cliff Osmond·Purkey
Lurene Tuttle·Mother Hinkle
Harry Holcombe·O'Brien
Les Tremayne·Thompson
Marge Redmond·Charlotte Gingrich
Ann Shoemaker·Sister Veronica
Average shot length
15.6s per shot
Billy Wilder's career average is 15s across 24 measured films —see the full picture.