The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

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

6.2

English/92 min./1978

Genres

Comedy Crime Mystery

Synopsis

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

Ann-Margret

Eileen Brennan

Sid Caesar

Stockard Channing

James Coco

Dom DeLuise

Louise Fletcher

John Houseman

Madeline Kahn

Fernando Lamas

Marsha Mason

Phil Silvers

Abe Vigoda

Paul Williams

Nicol Williamson

Vic Tayback

Scatman Crothers

Arthur Tovey

David Ogden Stiers

Carole Wells

John Calvin

Jonathan Banks

Lew Gallo

Carmine Caridi

James Cromwell

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