The British title of Billy Wilder's classic comedy was Meet Whiplash Willie -- for, despite Jack Lemmon's star billing, the movie's driving force is Oscar-winning Walter Matthau as gloriously underhanded lawyer "Whiplash" Willie Gingrich. CBS cameraman Harry Hinkle (Lemmon) is injured when he is accidentally bulldozed by football player Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson (Ron Rich) during a Cleveland Browns game. Willie, Harry's brother-in-law, foresees an insurance-settlement bonanza, and he convinces Harry to pretend to be ...
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The British title of Billy Wilder's classic comedy was Meet Whiplash Willie -- for, despite Jack Lemmon's star billing, the movie's driving force is Oscar-winning Walter Matthau as gloriously underhanded lawyer "Whiplash" Willie Gingrich. CBS cameraman Harry Hinkle (Lemmon) is injured when he is accidentally bulldozed by football player Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson (Ron Rich) during a Cleveland Browns game. Willie, Harry's brother-in-law, foresees an insurance-settlement bonanza, and he convinces Harry to pretend to be incapacitated by the accident. To insure his client's cooperation, Willie arranges for Harry's covetous ex-wife Sandy (Judi West) to feign a rekindling of their romance. Harry's conscience is plagued by the solicitous behavior of Boom Boom, who is so devastated at causing Harry's injury that he insists on waiting on the "cripple" hand and foot. Meanwhile, dishevelled private eye Purkey (Cliff Osmond) keeps Harry under constant surveillance, hoping to catch him moving around so the insurance company can avoid shelling out a fortune. Wilder and usual co-writer I.A.L. Diamond were at their most jaundiced and cynical here, even if, after a sardonic semiclimax, the last ten minutes succumb to the sentimentality that often marred Wilder's later movies. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe, Lurene Tuttle, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe, Lurene Tuttle, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe, Lurene Tuttle, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe, Lurene Tuttle, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Walter Matthau, Lurene Tuttle, Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Les Tremayne, Harry Davis, Noam Pitlik... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe, Lurene Tuttle, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe, Lurene Tuttle, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe, Lurene Tuttle, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Marge Redmond, Lauren Gilbert, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe, Lurene Tuttle, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau... Good. 1966 Run time: 125. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Jack Lemmon; Walter Matthau; Ron Rich; Cliff Osmond; Judi West. Very Good. In very good packaging. Run time: 125 mins. Language: English. Fortune Cookie DVD [1967]
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