In 1959, Harry Hinkle collected $18 for a raincoat he'd lost in a movie theater. The coat was ultimately recovered and he returned the $18.

11 seconds sound clip from the The Fortune Cookie (1966) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:30:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Yes, of course we know it's a million dollars. Of course we know it isn't chicken feed.

- Please, you have three grown-up lawyers handling this case.

- We have the hospital report right here, and we have the Purkey Investigating Agency working on it.

- So you just sit back and leave the worrying to us.

- Go on, Mr. Purkey.

- In 1959, Harry Hinkle collected $18 for a raincoat he'd lost in a movie theater. The coat was ultimately recovered and he returned the $18.

- Otherwise, there is no record that Mr. Hinkle has ever filed a claim against any insurance company in the United States.

- I guess the young man is clean.

- Now, let's see. Who's his attorney?

- William Gingrich... You know... Whiplash Willie?

- Oh, him again.

- Well, gentlemen, I guess our first step is to have Hinkle examined by our own team of doctors.

- For that, of course, we need the consent of the plaintiff.

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