The Cheap Detective

He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.

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.

ComedyCrimeMystery 6.4 / 10

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Released1978-06-23

Runtime 92 min

StatusReleased

Rating6.4 / 10 (112)

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Peter Falk · Ann-Margret · Eileen Brennan · Sid Caesar · Stockard Channing · James Coco · Dom DeLuise · Louise Fletcher

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