Peter Falk
as Lou Peckinpaugh
Est. fee: N/A
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The Cheap Detective
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.
- Director
- Robert Moore
- Year
- 1978
- Cast
- Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing, James Coco, Dom DeLuise, Louise Fletcher, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, German
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The Cast
Principal cast
Ann-Margret
as Jezebel Dezire
Est. fee: N/A
Eileen Brennan
as Betty DeBoop
Est. fee: N/A
Sid Caesar
as Ezra Dezire
Est. fee: N/A
Stockard Channing
as Bess
Est. fee: N/A
James Coco
as Marcel
Est. fee: N/A
Dom DeLuise
as Pepe Damascus
Est. fee: N/A
Louise Fletcher
as Marlene DuChard
Est. fee: N/A
Cast bios and estimated salaries are sourced live from the web and reflect the most recent reliable public reporting. "N/A" indicates a figure that is genuinely unreported. Portraits courtesy of TMDB.
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Scenes from The Cheap Detective
