The Cheap Detective
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
1978 1h 32m 6.4Movie
ComedyCrimeMystery
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.
Cast
Peter FalkAnn-MargretEileen BrennanSid CaesarStockard ChanningJames CocoDom DeLuiseLouise FletcherJohn HousemanMadeline KahnFernando LamasMarsha Mason
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