The Cheap Detective (1978) movie poster

The Cheap Detective (1978)

"He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book."
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👍 78%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 53%
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Director
Robert Moore
Runtime
1h 32m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.3/10 (98 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
53%

Cast

Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh · 76% avg
Ann-Margret as Jezebel Dezire · 74% avg
Eileen Brennan as Betty DeBoop · 76% avg
Sid Caesar as Ezra Dezire · 78% avg
Stockard Channing as Bess · 71% avg
James Coco as Marcel
Dom DeLuise as Pepe Damascus · 72% avg
Louise Fletcher as Marlene DuChard · 73% avg

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. Wikipedia ↗

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