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The Cheap Detective
Release Date: June 23, 1978
| Year | : | 1978 |
| Slogan | : | «Who dunnit? This time it's Neil Simon who's really dunnit.» |
| Genres | : | Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
| Production Companies | : | Rastar Pictures, Columbia Pictures, EMI Films |
| Director | : | Robert Moore |
| Producers | : | Jennifer Shull, Ray Stark, Margaret Booth |
| Writers | : | Neil Simon |
| RunTime | : | 92 mins. |
Spoofing the entire 1940s detective genre, and his own performances as a bumbling private detective, Peter Falk plays Lou Pekinpaugh, a San Francisco private detective accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress, the partner's wife, Georgia Merkle.
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Trailer: The Cheap Detective (Theatrical Trailer)
Main Actors
Peter Falk
Character : Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-Margret Olsson
Character : Jezebel Dezire
Eileen Brennan
Character : Betty DeBoop
Sid Caesar
Character : Ezra Dezire
Stockard Channing
Character : Bess
James Coco
Character : Marcel
Dom DeLuise
Character : Pepe Damascus
Louise Fletcher
Character : Marlene DuChard
John Houseman
Character : Jasper Blubber
Madeline Kahn
Character : Mrs. Montenegro
Fernando Lamas
Character : Paul DuChard
Marsha Mason
Character : Georgia Merkle
Phil Silvers
Character : Hoppy
Abe Vigoda
Character : Sergeant Rizzuto
Paul Williams
Character : Boy
Vic Tayback
Character : Lieutenant DiMaggio
Scatman Crothers
Character : Tinker
Arthur Tovey
Character : Old Husband
David Ogden Stiers
Character : Captain
Carole Wells
Character : Hat Check Girl
John Calvin
Character : Qvicker
Barry Michlin
Character : Bandleader
Jonathan Banks
Character : Cabbie
Lew Gallo
Character : Cop
Lee McLaughlin
Character : Fat Man
Zale Kessler
Character : Courier
Wally K. Berns
Character : Floyd Merkle
Bella Bruck
Character : Scrub Woman
Nicol Williamson
Character : Colonel Schlissel
Carmine Caridi
Character : Sgt. Crosseti
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