The Cheap Detective

1978 6.2 (88 votes) 1h 32m

Genres

Comedy Crime Mystery

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures
EMI Films
Rastar Productions

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)

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