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The Cheap Detective

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

Description: 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.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 92 minutes

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Peter Falk

Played Lou Peckinpaugh

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Ann-Margret

Played Jezebel Dezire

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Eileen Brennan

Played Betty DeBoop

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Sid Caesar

Played Ezra Dezire

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Stockard Channing

Played Bess

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James Coco

Played Marcel

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Dom DeLuise

Played Pepe Damascus

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Louise Fletcher

Played Marlene DuChard

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John Houseman

Played Jasper Blubber

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Madeline Kahn

Played Mrs. Montenegro

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Fernando Lamas

Played Paul DuChard

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Marsha Mason

Played Georgia Merkle

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Phil Silvers

Played Hoppy

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Abe Vigoda

Played Sergeant Rizzuto

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Paul Williams

Played Boy

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Nicol Williamson

Played Colonel Schlissel

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Vic Tayback

Played Lieutenant DiMaggio

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Scatman Crothers

Played Tinker

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Arthur Tovey

Played Old Husband

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David Ogden Stiers

Played Captain

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Carole Wells

Played Hat Check Girl

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John Calvin

Played Qvicker

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Barry Michlin

Played Bandleader

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Jonathan Banks

Played Cabbie

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Lew Gallo

Played Cop

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Lee McLaughlin

Played Fat Man

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Zale Kessler

Played Courier

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Wally K. Berns

Played Floyd Merkle

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Bella Bruck

Played Scrub Woman

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Carmine Caridi

Played Sgt. Crosseti

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James Cromwell

Played Schnell

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