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The Cheap Detective

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.

19781h 32mPGComedy, Crime, Mystery

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About The Cheap Detective

Directors
Robert Moore
Cast
Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing, James Coco
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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