The Cheap Detective
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
1978-06-23 | 92 minutes
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.
Cast
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Peter FalkLou Peckinpaugh
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Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire
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Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop
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Sid CaesarEzra Dezire
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Stockard ChanningBess
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James CocoMarcel
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Dom DeLuisePepe Damascus
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Louise FletcherMarlene DuChard
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John HousemanJasper Blubber
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Madeline KahnMrs. Montenegro
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Fernando LamasPaul DuChard
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Marsha MasonGeorgia Merkle
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Phil SilversHoppy
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Abe VigodaSergeant Rizzuto
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Paul WilliamsBoy
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Nicol WilliamsonColonel Schlissel
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Vic TaybackLieutenant DiMaggio
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Scatman CrothersTinker
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Arthur ToveyOld Husband
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David Ogden StiersCaptain
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