The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

92 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | June 23, 1978

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

92 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | June 23, 1978

The Cheap Detective
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Films
Original title The Cheap Detective
Directors Robert Moore
Writers Neil Simon

Cast

Peter Falk

as Lou Peckinpaugh

Ann-Margret

as Jezebel Dezire

Eileen Brennan

as Betty DeBoop

Sid Caesar

as Ezra Dezire

James Coco

as Marcel

Dom DeLuise

as Pepe Damascus

Louise Fletcher

as Marlene DuChard

John Houseman

as Jasper Blubber

Madeline Kahn

as Mrs. Montenegro

Fernando Lamas

as Paul DuChard

Marsha Mason

as Georgia Merkle

Phil Silvers

as Hoppy

Abe Vigoda

as Sergeant Rizzuto

Paul Williams

as Boy

Nicol Williamson

as Colonel Schlissel

Vic Tayback

as Lieutenant DiMaggio

Scatman Crothers

as Tinker

Arthur Tovey

as Old Husband

David Ogden Stiers

as Captain

Carole Wells

as Hat Check Girl

John Calvin

as Qvicker

Barry Michlin

as Bandleader

Jonathan Banks

as Cabbie

Lew Gallo

as Cop

Lee McLaughlin

as Fat Man

Zale Kessler

as Courier

Wally K. Berns

as Floyd Merkle

Bella Bruck

as Scrub Woman

Carmine Caridi

as Sgt. Crosseti

James Cromwell

as Schnell