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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.

The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy, crime and mystery movie directed by Robert Moore starring Peter Falk, Ann-Margret and Eileen Brennan. It runs 92 minutes. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 on TMDB based on 113 votes.

  • Released: 1978-06-23
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
  • TMDB rating: 6.4/10

The Cheap Detective cast

Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing, James Coco, Dom DeLuise, Louise Fletcher, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn

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