The Cheap Detective

1978 "He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book."

The Cheap Detective

6.4 | 1h32m | PG | en | Comedy

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.

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6.4 | 1h32m | PG | en | 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

Director

Phillip Bennett

Producted By

Columbia Pictures , EMI Films

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Cast

Peter Falk

as Lou Peckinpaugh

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Ann-Margret

as Jezebel Dezire

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Eileen Brennan

as Betty DeBoop

[2005] Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous [2004] The Hollow [2002] Comic Book Villains [2001] Jeepers Creepers [1997] Toothless [1997] Changing Habits [1995] Reckless [1992] I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore [1991] Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas