Summary:
Three's a crowd in Mike Nichols's period caper comedy -- or is it? To dodge the 1920s Mann Act barring the transport of women across state lines for "immoral purposes," not-yet-divorced Nicky (Warren Beatty) has felonious buddy Oscar (Jack Nicholson) marry Nicky's runaway heiress sweetheart Freddy (Stockard Channing) so they can all escape New York for Los Angeles. The three ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Jack Nicholson - (Oscar)
Warren Beatty - (Nicky)
Stockard Channing - (Freddie)
Florence Stanley - (Landlady)
Richard B. Shull - (Chief Detective)
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Review:
The Fortune aims to take the audience back to the days of screwball comedy but only gets them about halfway there. It's a shame because the film's premise is workable and everybody was clearly putting serious effort into giving the film a convincing period feel. However, The Fortune lacks two key elements of the screwball comedy, namely the e... Continue >>

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