The Legal Eagles - The Fortune Cookie (1966)

The Fortune Cookie 1966, a story of a crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.

Storyline:
A cameraman gets injured by a football player during a game and goes to the hospital. There, his cunning brother-in-law (who happens to be a lawyer) convinces him to pretend that his legs have been paralyzed. This way, they can receive a huge indemnity from the insurance company. Of course, the insurance company's men suspect that the paralysis is a fake one, and so a big "game" begins. The first collaboration of the successful team of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos

IMDb Ratings : 7.3/10 - ‎12,252 votes
Genres: Comedy, Romance

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[LPJack]

RIP Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000), aged 79
You will always be remembered as a legend.

[hibob]

Saw this movie late one Saturday night when I was 11 or 12. This scene just made me laugh so hard I never forgot it. Was too young to really understand what was really going on in the film, but Mattau’s scenes as the fast-talking lawyer/hustler always stuck with me.
Thanks for posting.

[adamschwartz]

Fantastic writing by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond.

[daveR]

That gust of wind at the end is the funniest part. The cigar ash was a good touch too.

[hildyva]

One of my favorite movies and a wonderful showcase for Walter Matthau. One of the major films set in and filmed in Cleveland when it was still a major US city

[muhammedriaz]

Brilliant delivery master on the job….I want to see the movie but can’t locate it!

[johnrborges]

FOOTBALL ANYBODY? - If you haven't seen this movie and want to laugh and enjoy the early comedy dynamics of Jack Lemon and Walter Mathew's "professional football insurance" scamming techniques they get away with, you're missing a doozy of a motion picture. JB

[Jim-ptkk]

In many ways may be better than Jack Lemmon