The Cheap Detective(1978)

“He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.”

Overview

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.

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Director

Robert Moore

Writer

Neil Simon

Release Date

June 23, 1978

Runtime

1h 32m

Country

United States of America

Language

English, Deutsch

Cast

Peter Falk

Lou Peckinpaugh

Ann-Margret

Jezebel Dezire

Eileen Brennan

Betty DeBoop

Sid Caesar

Ezra Dezire

Stockard Channing

Bess

James Coco

Marcel

Dom DeLuise

Pepe Damascus

Louise Fletcher

Marlene DuChard

John Houseman

Jasper Blubber

Madeline Kahn

Mrs. Montenegro

Fernando Lamas

Paul DuChard

Marsha Mason

Georgia Merkle

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