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The Cheap Detective (1978)

6.4/10 (110 votes) 1h 32m Movie
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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.

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Cast

Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
 Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret
Jezebel Dezire
 Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan
Betty DeBoop
 Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar
Ezra Dezire
 Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
Bess
 James Coco
James Coco
Marcel
 Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise
Pepe Damascus
 Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher
Marlene DuChard

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