The Cheap Detective
“He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.”
1978•PG•1h 32m•6.4•Released
ComedyCrimeMystery
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
Writer
Neil Simon
Languages
English, German
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-Margret
Jezebel Dezire
Eileen Brennan
Betty DeBoop
Sid Caesar
Ezra Dezire
Stockard Channing
Bess
James Coco
Marcel
Dom DeLuise
Pepe Damascus
Louise Fletcher
Marlene DuChard
John Houseman
Jasper Blubber
Madeline Kahn
Mrs. Montenegro
Fernando Lamas
Paul DuChard
Marsha Mason
Georgia Merkle
Phil Silvers
Hoppy
Abe Vigoda
Sergeant Rizzuto
Paul Williams
Boy
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Company
EMI Films
Company
Rastar Productions
Producer
Ray Stark
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