The Cheap Detective (1978)
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.
- Released
- 1978-06-23
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Moore
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 112 votes
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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