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.
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
Where to Watch
Cast
Lou Peckinpaugh
Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
Jezebel Dezire
Ann-Margret
Jezebel Dezire
Betty DeBoop
Eileen Brennan
Betty DeBoop
Ezra Dezire
Sid Caesar
Ezra Dezire
Bess
Stockard Channing
Bess
Marcel
James Coco
Marcel
Pepe Damascus
Dom DeLuise
Pepe Damascus
Marlene DuChard
Louise Fletcher
Marlene DuChard
Jasper Blubber
John Houseman
Jasper Blubber
Mrs. Montenegro
Madeline Kahn
Mrs. Montenegro
Paul DuChard
Fernando Lamas
Paul DuChard
Georgia Merkle
Marsha Mason
Georgia Merkle
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