The Cheap Detective (1978)

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

Movie · Comedy, Crime, Mystery · 1h 32m · Rated 6.4/10 on TMDB · Released June 23, 1978

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.

Directed by Robert Moore

Cast

• Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh
• Ann-Margret as Jezebel Dezire
• Eileen Brennan as Betty DeBoop
• Sid Caesar as Ezra Dezire
• Stockard Channing as Bess
• James Coco as Marcel
• Dom DeLuise as Pepe Damascus
• Louise Fletcher as Marlene DuChard
• John Houseman as Jasper Blubber
• Madeline Kahn as Mrs. Montenegro
• Fernando Lamas as Paul DuChard
• Marsha Mason as Georgia Merkle

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