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The Cheap Detective

1978, Comedy, 1h 32m

16 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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In this satire of film noir, Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk) is a San Francisco detective in the boozy, wise-cracking tradition of Humphrey Bogart in "The Maltese Falcon." A suspect in the murder of his own partner, Lou hopes to solve the crime and exonerate himself before the cops haul him in. Meanwhile, he takes a case involving stolen diamonds, and gets reacquainted with his old flame, Marlene DuChard (Louise Fletcher), who's on the run from the Gestapo.
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    PG
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Robert Moore
  • Producer:
    Ray Stark
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Cast & Crew

Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret
Jezebel Dezire
Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan
Betty DeBoop
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar
Ezra Dezire
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
Bess
James Coco
James Coco
Marcel
Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise
Pepe Damascus
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher
Marlene DuChard
John Houseman
John Houseman
Jasper Blubber
Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn
Mrs. Montenegro
Fernando Lamas
Fernando Lamas
Paul DuChard
Marsha Mason
Marsha Mason
Georgia Merkle
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Hoppy
Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda
Sergeant Rizzuto
Paul Williams
Paul Williams
Boy
Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson
Colonel Schlissel
Emory Bass
Emory Bass
Butler
Carmine Caridi
Carmine Caridi
Sergeant Crosseti
James Cromwell
James Cromwell
Schnell
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
Tinker
Robert Moore
Robert Moore
Director
Ray Stark
Ray Stark
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