Poster of The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective (1978)

1978-06-23 • Comedy, Crime, Mystery • 1h32m • Released

6.3

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

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Overview

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.

Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions

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