The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective
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.
Country: US
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Release: 1978-06-23
Director: Robert Moore
Production: Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions
Cast: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing
Tagline: He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
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