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The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Hard-boiled Detective, Comedy, Crime, Mystery 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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