The Cheap Detective
About 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.
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy crime film directed by Robert Moore. Released in June 1978, it runs 92 minutes.
Peter Falk stars as Lou Peckinpaugh, Ann-Margret as Jezebel Dezire, Eileen Brennan as Betty DeBoop, and Sid Caesar as Ezra Dezire. Written by Neil Simon. It was produced by EMI Films.
It streams on Howdy Amazon Channel in the United States.
It scores 6.4 out of 10 from 111 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.