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The Cheap Detective 1978 Directed by Robert Moore

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German
Gneres Comedy , Crime , Mystery
Release Date 23 June 1978
92 mins
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Peter Falk Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-Margret Jezebel Dezire
Eileen Brennan Betty DeBoop
Sid Caesar Ezra Dezire
James Coco Marcel
Dom DeLuise Pepe Damascus
Louise Fletcher Marlene DuChard
John Houseman Jasper Blubber
Madeline Kahn Mrs. Montenegro
Fernando Lamas Paul DuChard
Marsha Mason Georgia Merkle
Abe Vigoda Sergeant Rizzuto
Nicol Williamson Colonel Schlissel
Vic Tayback Lieutenant DiMaggio
Arthur Tovey Old Husband
Carole Wells Hat Check Girl
John Calvin Qvicker
Barry Michlin Bandleader
Zale Kessler Courier
Wally K. Berns Floyd Merkle
Bella Bruck Scrub Woman
Carmine Caridi Sgt. Crosseti
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