The Cheap Detective (1978)
06/23/1978 (US) • 1h 32m
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Lou Peckinpaugh
Jezebel Dezire
Betty DeBoop
Ezra Dezire
Marcel
Pepe Damascus
Marlene DuChard
Jasper Blubber
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