The Cheap Detective (1978)

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"He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book."

Movie · 1978 · 1h 32m · Released · Rated PG · Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Synopsis

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.

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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

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