Watch The Cheap Detective (1978) Official Trailer
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
6.4 / 10 IMDb June 23, 1978 1h 32m
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
Runtime
1h 32m
Release Date
June 23, 1978
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Status
Released
Languages
English, German
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
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
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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
Phil Silvers
as Hoppy
Abe Vigoda
as Sergeant Rizzuto
Paul Williams
as Boy
Nicol Williamson
as Colonel Schlissel
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Emory Bass
as Butler
Carmine Caridi
as Sergeant Crosseti
James Cromwell
as Schnell
Scatman Crothers
as Tinker
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
EMI Films
Rastar ProductionsThe Cheap Detective Official Trailer 1978
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