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The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

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

19781h 32m
★6.4TMDB
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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.

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Release Date
Jun 23, 1978
Runtime
1h 32m
Director
Robert Moore
Country
United States of America
Company
Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions

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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
Fernando Lamas
Fernando Lamas
Paul DuChard
Marsha Mason
Marsha Mason
Georgia Merkle
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Hoppy
Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda
Sergeant Rizzuto
Paul Williams
Paul Williams
Boy
Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson
Colonel Schlissel
Emory Bass
Butler
Carmine Caridi
Carmine Caridi
Sergeant Crosseti
James Cromwell
James Cromwell
Schnell
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
Tinker

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