Movie
The Cheap Detective
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1978-06-23
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh
- Ann-Margret as Jezebel Dezire
- Eileen Brennan as Betty DeBoop
- Sid Caesar as Ezra Dezire
- Stockard Channing as Bess
- James Coco as Marcel
- Dom DeLuise as Pepe Damascus
- Louise Fletcher as Marlene DuChard
- John Houseman as Jasper Blubber
- Madeline Kahn as Mrs. Montenegro
- Fernando Lamas as Paul DuChard
- Marsha Mason as Georgia Merkle
Crew
- Robert Moore - Director
- Neil Simon - Writer
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