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He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book. - The Cheap Detective
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Title: The Cheap Detective

Release Date: 23 Jun 1978

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Director: Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (84 votes)

Cast

  • Lou Peckinpaugh: Peter Falk
  • Jezebel Dezire: Ann-Margret
  • Betty DeBoop: Eileen Brennan
  • Ezra Dezire: Sid Caesar
  • Bess: Stockard Channing
  • Marcel: James Coco
  • Pepe Damascus: Dom DeLuise
  • Marlene DuChard: Louise Fletcher
  • Jasper Blubber: John Houseman
  • Mrs. Montenegro: Madeline Kahn
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