The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Hard-boiled Detective 1978 Robert Moore ⏱ 1h 32m EN PG ⭐ 6.4 (103 votes)

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Summary

A hard-boiled detective film praised for its cinematography and acting. 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 Falk

Peter Falk Lou Peckinpaugh

Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret Jezebel Dezire

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan Betty DeBoop

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar Ezra Dezire

Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing Bess

James Coco

James Coco Marcel

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise Pepe Damascus

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher Marlene DuChard

John Houseman

John Houseman Jasper Blubber

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn Mrs. Montenegro

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