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
-
Peter FalkLou Peckinpaugh
-
Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire
-
Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop
-
Sid CaesarEzra Dezire
-
Stockard ChanningBess
-
James CocoMarcel
-
Dom DeLuisePepe Damascus
-
Louise FletcherMarlene DuChard
-
John HousemanJasper Blubber
-
Madeline KahnMrs. Montenegro
-
Fernando LamasPaul DuChard
-
Marsha MasonGeorgia Merkle
-
Phil SilversHoppy
-
Abe VigodaSergeant Rizzuto
-
Paul WilliamsBoy
-
Nicol WilliamsonColonel Schlissel
-
Vic TaybackLieutenant DiMaggio
-
Scatman CrothersTinker
-
Arthur ToveyOld Husband
-
David Ogden StiersCaptain
Recommendations
Similar Movies
-
Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die
-
Anatar
-
Blazing Saddles
-
Not Another B Movie
-
Repossessed
-
High Anxiety
-
Undercover Brother
-
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
-
Into the Night
-
Not Another Teen Movie
-
The Silence of the Hams
-
City Hunter
-
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
-
Porklips Now
-
The Private Eyes
-
Disaster Movie
-
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
-
Spy Hard
-
Superhero Movie
-
My Stepmother Is an Alien