Movie
The Cheap Detective
1978PG1h 32m6.4 / 10
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
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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Synopsis
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.
More about The Cheap Detective
Cast
Peter FalkLou Peckinpaugh
Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire
Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop
Sid CaesarEzra Dezire
Stockard ChanningBess
James CocoMarcel
Dom DeLuisePepe Damascus
Louise FletcherMarlene DuChardCredits
- Directed by
- Robert Moore
- Written by
- Neil Simon
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Columbia PicturesUnited States
EMI FilmsUnited Kingdom
Rastar ProductionsUnited States
Themes
spoof
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