The Cheap Detective (1978)
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
1978 · PG · 1h 32m · Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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.
Director: Robert Moore
Writers: Neil Simon
Music by: Patrick Williams
Cinematography: John A. Alonzo
Editor: Sidney Levin, Michael A. Stevenson
Rated 6.4/10 by 104 viewers
Cast
Peter Falk as Lou PeckinpaughAnn-Margret as Jezebel DezireEileen Brennan as Betty DeBoopSid Caesar as Ezra DezireStockard Channing as BessJames Coco as MarcelDom DeLuise as Pepe DamascusLouise Fletcher as Marlene DuChardJohn Houseman as Jasper BlubberMadeline Kahn as Mrs. MontenegroFernando Lamas as Paul DuChardMarsha Mason as Georgia MerkleMore like this
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