The Cheap Detective

IMDb 6.3 1978 • 92 min • ComedyCrimeMystery

Director

Robert Moore

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Peter Falk
Peter Falk Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret Jezebel Dezire
Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan Betty DeBoop
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar Ezra Dezire
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing Bess

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