The Cheap Detective
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
PG 1978 · 92 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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 · Written by Neil Simon
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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 -
Louise Fletcher Marlene DuChard -
John Houseman Jasper Blubber -
Madeline Kahn Mrs. Montenegro -
Fernando Lamas Paul DuChard -
Marsha Mason Georgia Merkle
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