Summaries

A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.

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.—grantss

A CBS cameraman is accidentally knocked out during a football game in Cleveland. His brother-in-law, William "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich, is the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers and starts a suit while he's still unconscious. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the Cleveland Browns player who injured him.—John Vogel <[email protected]>

A cameraman gets injured by a football player during a game and goes to the hospital, where his cunning brother-in-law (who happens to be a lawyer) convinces him to pretend that his legs have been paralyzed so 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, so a big "game" begins.—Chris Makrozahopoulos <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • lawyer
  • ex husband ex wife relationship
  • crooked lawyer
  • brother in law brother in law relationship
  • cameraman
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Romance
Release date Oct 18, 1966
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Production companies The Mirisch Corporation Phalanx-Jalem

Box office

Budget $3705000

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 5m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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