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The Cheap Detective

1978Rated6.41h 32mComedy, Crime, Mystery

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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.

Starring: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan

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Cast

  • Peter FalkLou Peckinpaugh
  • Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire
  • Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop
  • Sid CaesarEzra Dezire
  • Stockard ChanningBess
  • James CocoMarcel
  • Dom DeLuisePepe Damascus
  • Louise FletcherMarlene DuChard
  • John HousemanJasper Blubber
  • Madeline KahnMrs. Montenegro

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