The Cheap Detective

Name: The Cheap Detective
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1978-06-23
Duration: 92 min

1h 32m·Comedy, Crime, Mystery·

Directed by Robert Moore·1978

Rate

6.4/10 avg

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.

DirectorRobert MooreCinematographyJohn A. AlonzoStudioColumbia Pictures

Actor	Role
Peter FalkLou Peckinpaugh	Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire	Jezebel Dezire
Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop	Betty DeBoop
Sid CaesarEzra Dezire	Ezra Dezire
Stockard ChanningBess	Bess
James CocoMarcel	Marcel
Dom DeLuisePepe Damascus	Pepe Damascus
Louise FletcherMarlene DuChard	Marlene DuChard
John HousemanJasper Blubber	Jasper Blubber
Madeline KahnMrs. Montenegro	Mrs. Montenegro
Fernando LamasPaul DuChard	Paul DuChard
Marsha MasonGeorgia Merkle	Georgia Merkle
Phil SilversHoppy	Hoppy
Abe VigodaSergeant Rizzuto	Sergeant Rizzuto
Paul WilliamsBoy	Boy
Nicol WilliamsonColonel Schlissel	Colonel Schlissel
EEmory BassButler	Butler
Carmine CaridiSergeant Crosseti	Sergeant Crosseti
James CromwellSchnell	Schnell
Scatman CrothersTinker	Tinker
David Ogden StiersCaptain	Captain
Vic TaybackLieutenant DiMaggio	Lieutenant DiMaggio
Carole WellsHat Check Girl	Hat Check Girl
John CalvinQvicker	Qvicker
BBarry MichlinBandleader	Bandleader
Jonathan BanksCabbie	Cabbie
Lew GalloCop	Cop
LLee McLaughlinFat Man	Fat Man
ZZale KesslerCourier	Courier
JJerrold ZimanCourier	Courier