The Cheap Detective
(1978)

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

Released: 1978-06-23

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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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Peter Falk

as Lou Peckinpaugh

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Ann-Margret

as Jezebel Dezire

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Eileen Brennan

as Betty DeBoop

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Sid Caesar

as Ezra Dezire

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Dom DeLuise

as Pepe Damascus

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Louise Fletcher

as Marlene DuChard

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John Houseman

as Jasper Blubber

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Madeline Kahn

as Mrs. Montenegro

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Fernando Lamas

as Paul DuChard

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Marsha Mason

as Georgia Merkle

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Abe Vigoda

as Sergeant Rizzuto

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Nicol Williamson

as Colonel Schlissel

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Vic Tayback

as Lieutenant DiMaggio

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Shirlee Strahm

Costume Assistant

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John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

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Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

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Charles H. Schram

Makeup Supervisor

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Robert Luthardt

Production Design

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Margaret Booth

Associate Producer

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Joe DiBella

Makeup Artist

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Stewart Levine

Music Supervisor

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