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The Cheap Detective

Name: The Cheap Detective
Genre: Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1978
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing

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

1978 6.4 92 min Mystery Comedy Crime

Overview

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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Status: Released
First released: 1978
Runtime: 92 minutes
Original language: EN