The Cheap Detective
Robert Moore1978-06-23
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
6.4
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 | |
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Peter Falk | Lou Peckinpaugh | Unowned |
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Ann-Margret | Jezebel Dezire | Unowned |
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Eileen Brennan | Betty DeBoop | Unowned |
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Sid Caesar | Ezra Dezire | Unowned |
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Stockard Channing | Bess | Unowned |
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James Coco | Marcel | Unowned |
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Dom DeLuise | Pepe Damascus | Unowned |
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Louise Fletcher | Marlene DuChard | Unowned |
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John Houseman | Jasper Blubber | Unowned |
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Madeline Kahn | Mrs. Montenegro | Unowned |
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Fernando Lamas | Paul DuChard | Unowned |
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Marsha Mason | Georgia Merkle | Unowned |
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Phil Silvers | Hoppy | Unowned |
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Abe Vigoda | Sergeant Rizzuto | Unowned |
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Paul Williams | Boy | Unowned |
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Nicol Williamson | Colonel Schlissel | Unowned |
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Emory Bass | Butler | Unowned |
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Carmine Caridi | Sergeant Crosseti | Unowned |
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James Cromwell | Schnell | Unowned |
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Scatman Crothers | Tinker | Unowned |
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David Ogden Stiers | Captain | Unowned |
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Vic Tayback | Lieutenant DiMaggio | Unowned |
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Carole Wells | Hat Check Girl | Unowned |
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John Calvin | Qvicker | Unowned |
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Barry Michlin | Bandleader | Unowned |
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Jonathan Banks | Cabbie | Unowned |
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Lew Gallo | Cop | Unowned |
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Lee McLaughlin | Fat Man | Unowned |
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Zale Kessler | Courier | Unowned |
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Jerrold Ziman | Courier | Unowned |
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Wally K. Berns | Floyd Merkle | Unowned |
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Bella Bruck | Scrub Woman | Unowned |
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Arthur Tovey | Old Husband | Unowned |
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Henry Sutton | Desk Clerk | Unowned |
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Maurice Marks | Doorman | Unowned |
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Joe Ross | Michel | Unowned |
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Dean Perry | Cab Driver | Unowned |
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George Rondo | Cab Driver | Unowned |
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Ronald L. Schwary | Cab Driver | Unowned |
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Louis H. Kelly | Croupier #1 | Unowned |
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Charles Bastin | Croupier #2 | Unowned |
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Armando Gonzales | Bartender | Unowned |
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Gary L. Dyer | Man in Crusades Bar | Unowned |
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SW Fisher | Man in Crusades Bar | Unowned |
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Laurie Hagen | Elegant Lady | Unowned |
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Lee Menning | Elegant Lady | Unowned |
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Nancy Warren | Elegant Lady | Unowned |
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Nancy Marlowe Coyne | Lady of the Night | Unowned |
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Lynn Griffis | Lady of the Night | Unowned |
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Paula Friel | Military Wife | Unowned |
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Sheila Cisco | Military Wife | Unowned |
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Lauren Simon | Military Wife | Unowned |
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Cindy Lang | Navy Wife | Unowned |
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Tina Ritt | Army Wife | Unowned |
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David Matthau | Military Man | Unowned |
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Gary Alexander | Dancer | Unowned |
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Michele Bernath | Dancer | Unowned |
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George Simmons | Reporter | Unowned |
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Joree Sirianni | Cigarette Girl | Unowned |
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Cornell Chulay | German Singer | Unowned |