The Cheap Detective
5.8 Score
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
1978 1h 32m PG Mystery Comedy Crime

The Cheap Detective

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.

Crew
Director Robert Moore Writer Neil Simon Producer Ray Stark Music Supervisor Stewart Levine

Top 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

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