The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective (1978)

He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.

  • Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1978-06-23
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 85 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Moore
star 6.2/10
From 85 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • 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

  • Fernando Lamas

    as Paul DuChard

  • Marsha Mason

    as Georgia Merkle

  • Phil Silvers

    as Hoppy

  • Abe Vigoda

    as Sergeant Rizzuto

  • Paul Williams

    as Boy

  • Nicol Williamson

    as Colonel Schlissel

  • Vic Tayback

    as Lieutenant DiMaggio

  • Scatman Crothers

    as Tinker

  • Arthur Tovey

    as Old Husband

  • David Ogden Stiers

    as Captain

  • Carole Wells

    as Hat Check Girl

  • John Calvin

    as Qvicker

  • Barry Michlin

    as Bandleader

  • Jonathan Banks

    as Cabbie

  • Lew Gallo

    as Cop

  • Lee McLaughlin

    as Fat Man

  • Zale Kessler

    as Courier

  • Wally K. Berns

    as Floyd Merkle

  • Bella Bruck

    as Scrub Woman

  • Carmine Caridi

    as Sgt. Crosseti

  • James Cromwell

    as Schnell
Directing Robert Moore Director
Writing Neil Simon Writer
Sound Stewart Levine Music Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Shirlee Strahm Costume Assistant
Art Charles Pierce Set Decoration
Production Margaret Booth Associate Producer
Art Robert Luthardt Production Design
Editing Michael A. Stevenson Editor
Costume & Make-Up Charles H. Schram Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Joe DiBella Makeup Artist
Editing Sidney Levin Editor
Art Phillip Bennett Art Direction
Production Ray Stark Producer
Camera John A. Alonzo Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Kathryn Blondell Hairstylist
Production Jennifer Shull Casting
Sound Patrick Williams Original Music Composer

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