The Cheap Detective

Name: The Cheap Detective
Cast: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Robert MooreWriter: Neil SimonProducer: Ray Stark

Peter Falk

as Lou Peckinpaugh

Ann-Margret

as Jezebel Dezire

Eileen Brennan

as Betty DeBoop

Sid Caesar

as Ezra Dezire

Stockard Channing

as Bess

James Coco

as Marcel

Dom DeLuise

as Pepe Damascus

Louise Fletcher

as Marlene DuChard

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