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The Cheap Detective

1978

Directed byRobert Moore

1h 32m

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.

CAST

Peter FalkLou Peckinpaugh Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop

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GENRES

ComedyCrimeMystery

STATUSReleased

RATING

6.3

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