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The Cheap Detective (1978)
1978 · PG · 1h 32m · Comedy · Crime · Mystery · ★ 6.4/10
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.
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Streaming in the US on:
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Moore
Starring Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing, James Coco, Dom DeLuise, Louise Fletcher
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