The Cheap Detective

Robert Moore
1978-06-23

He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
6.2
92 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Peter Falk Lou Peckinpaugh Unowned
Ann-Margret Jezebel Dezire Unowned
Eileen Brennan Betty DeBoop Unowned
Sid Caesar Ezra Dezire Unowned
Stockard Channing Bess Unowned
James Coco Marcel Unowned
Dom DeLuise Pepe Damascus Unowned
Louise Fletcher Marlene DuChard Unowned
John Houseman Jasper Blubber Unowned
Madeline Kahn Mrs. Montenegro Unowned
Fernando Lamas Paul DuChard Unowned
Marsha Mason Georgia Merkle Unowned
Phil Silvers Hoppy Unowned
Abe Vigoda Sergeant Rizzuto Unowned
Paul Williams Boy Unowned
Nicol Williamson Colonel Schlissel Unowned
Vic Tayback Lieutenant DiMaggio Unowned
Scatman Crothers Tinker Unowned
Arthur Tovey Old Husband Unowned
David Ogden Stiers Captain Unowned
Carole Wells Hat Check Girl Unowned
John Calvin Qvicker Unowned
Barry Michlin Bandleader Unowned
Jonathan Banks Cabbie Unowned
Lew Gallo Cop Unowned
Lee McLaughlin Fat Man Unowned
Zale Kessler Courier Unowned
Wally K. Berns Floyd Merkle Unowned
Bella Bruck Scrub Woman Unowned
Carmine Caridi Sgt. Crosseti Unowned
James Cromwell Schnell Unowned