The Cheap Detective (1978)
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1978-06-23
- Runtime:
- 92 min
- Genres:
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Director:
- Robert Moore
- Top cast:
- Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing, James Coco
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.4/10 from 102 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.0/10