The Fortune Cookie
Directors
Billy Wilder
Actors
- Jack Lemmon
- Walter Matthau
- Ron Rich
Credits: 8
Summary
A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.
More about this movie
TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing an opportunity for big, easy money, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law, enters the picture. He gets Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappear and tries to rekindle their relationship. Meanwhile, the football player who hit Harry struggles with the outcome of his actions.