1978
6.2 (87 votes)
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
EMI Films
Rastar Productions
EMI Films
Rastar Productions
The Cheap Detective
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: Neil Simon
Producer: Ray Stark
Director of Photography: John A. Alonzo
Top Cast
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
Videos
The Cheap Detective (Theatrical Trailer)
