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The Fortune
The Fortune

The Fortune

Sexier than the Marx Brothers, handsomer than Laurel and Hardy but not as smart as The 3 Stooges.

Genres

ComedyCrimeRomance

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Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.

Others

Budget

$3500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

20 May 1975

Country

United States of America

Cast

Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Freddie Bigard

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Nicky Wilson

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Justice of the Peace

Rose Michtom

Rose Michtom

Mrs. Gould

Brian Avery

Brian Avery

Airline Steward

Florence Stanley

Florence Stanley

Wife of Justice of the Peace

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Rattlesnake Tom

Catlin Adams

Catlin Adams

Girl Lover

Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest

Boy Lover

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Fisherman

Tom Newman

Tom Newman

John the Barber

Jim Antonio

Jim Antonio

1st Policeman

Vic Vallaro

Vic Vallaro

2nd Policeman

Richard B. Shull

Richard B. Shull

Chief Detective Sergeant Jack Power

Kathryn Grody

Kathryn Grody

Police Secretary

John Fiedler

John Fiedler

Photographer

George Roberts

George Roberts

Officer

Jerry Trent

Jerry Trent

Dancer (uncredited)

Joe Tornatore

Joe Tornatore

Detective

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Prisoner in Holding Cell (uncredited)

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