The Cheap Detective (1978)
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
92 min
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.
- Release date
- June 9, 1978
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh
- Ann-Margret as Jezebel Dezire
- Eileen Brennan as Betty DeBoop
- Sid Caesar as Ezra Dezire
- Stockard Channing as Bess
- James Coco as Marcel
- Dom DeLuise as Pepe Damascus
- Louise Fletcher as Marlene DuChard
- John Houseman as Jasper Blubber
- Madeline Kahn as Mrs. Montenegro
Crew
- Robert Moore · Director
- Neil Simon · Writer
- Ray Stark · Producer
- Patrick Williams · Composer
- John A. Alonzo · Cinematographer
- Sidney Levin · Editor
- Michael A. Stevenson · Editor
- Jennifer Shull · Casting director
- Robert Luthardt · Production designer