The Cheap Detective (1978)
“He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.”
Movie19781h 32mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 109 ratings.
Movie review: The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a film from 1978. It is catalogued under Comedy, Crime, Mystery. Its listed tagline is “He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.3/10 based on 109 votes.
Production
Release date: June 23, 1978 · Runtime: 92 minutes · Original language: English
Official trailer
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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