The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective
1978ComedyCrimeMystery92 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Robert Moore

    Director

  • Neil Simon

    Writer

  • John A. Alonzo

    Director of Photography

  • Sidney Levin

    Editor

  • Michael A. Stevenson

    Editor

  • Peter Falk

    Lou Peckinpaugh

  • Ann-Margret

    Jezebel Dezire

  • Eileen Brennan

    Betty DeBoop

  • Sid Caesar

    Ezra Dezire

  • Stockard Channing

    Bess

  • James Coco

    Marcel

  • Dom DeLuise

    Pepe Damascus

  • Louise Fletcher

    Marlene DuChard

  • John Houseman

    Jasper Blubber

  • Madeline Kahn

    Mrs. Montenegro

  • Fernando Lamas

    Paul DuChard

  • Marsha Mason

    Georgia Merkle

  • Phil Silvers

    Hoppy

  • Abe Vigoda

    Sergeant Rizzuto

  • Paul Williams

    Boy

  • Nicol Williamson

    Colonel Schlissel

  • Vic Tayback

    Lieutenant DiMaggio

  • Scatman Crothers

    Tinker

  • Arthur Tovey

    Old Husband

  • David Ogden Stiers

    Captain

  • Carole Wells

    Hat Check Girl

  • John Calvin

    Qvicker

  • Barry Michlin

    Bandleader

  • Jonathan Banks

    Cabbie

  • Lew Gallo

    Cop

  • Lee McLaughlin

    Fat Man

  • Zale Kessler

    Courier

  • Wally K. Berns

    Floyd Merkle

  • Bella Bruck

    Scrub Woman

  • Carmine Caridi

    Sgt. Crosseti

  • James Cromwell

    Schnell

    • Runtime

    92 minutes

    Released

    1978-06-23

    Languages

    English

    Deutsch

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Columbia Pictures

    EMI Films

    Rastar Productions

    Sound

  • Patrick Williams

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    139 days ago

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