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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

Peter FalkLou Peckinpaugh

Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire

Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop

Sid CaesarEzra Dezire

Stockard ChanningBess

James CocoMarcel

Dom DeLuisePepe Damascus

Louise FletcherMarlene DuChard

John HousemanJasper Blubber

Madeline KahnMrs. Montenegro

Fernando LamasPaul DuChard

Marsha MasonGeorgia Merkle

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