The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective by Robert Moore

6.22

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

Peter Falk

Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh

Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret as Jezebel Dezire

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan as Betty DeBoop

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar as Ezra Dezire

Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing as Bess

James Coco

James Coco as Marcel

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise as Pepe Damascus

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher as Marlene DuChard

John Houseman

John Houseman as Jasper Blubber

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn as Mrs. Montenegro

Fernando Lamas

Fernando Lamas as Paul DuChard

Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason as Georgia Merkle

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers as Hoppy

Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda as Sergeant Rizzuto

Paul Williams

Paul Williams as Boy

Nicol Williamson

Nicol Williamson as Colonel Schlissel

Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback as Lieutenant DiMaggio

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers as Tinker

Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey as Old Husband

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers as Captain

Carole Wells

Carole Wells as Hat Check Girl

John Calvin

John Calvin as Qvicker

Barry Michlin

Barry Michlin as Bandleader

Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks as Cabbie

Lew Gallo

Lew Gallo as Cop

Lee McLaughlin

Lee McLaughlin as Fat Man

Zale Kessler

Zale Kessler as Courier

Wally K. Berns

Wally K. Berns as Floyd Merkle

Bella Bruck

Bella Bruck as Scrub Woman

Carmine Caridi

Carmine Caridi as Sgt. Crosseti

James Cromwell

James Cromwell as Schnell

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