
"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!"
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.
Director
Billy Wilder
Budget
$3,705,000
Revenue
$6,800,000
Status
Released

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