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The Cheap Detective (1978)
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.
Release Date: 1978-06-23
6.2/10
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- Country: US
- Language: English | Deutsch
- Runtime: 92
Sergeant Rizzuto
Marlene DuChard
Bess
Hoppy
Jasper Blubber
Pepe Damascus
Mrs. Montenegro
Betty DeBoop
Tinker
Lieutenant DiMaggio
Jezebel Dezire
Marcel
Old Husband
Lou Peckinpaugh
Ezra Dezire
Paul DuChard
Georgia Merkle
Boy
Captain
Hat Check Girl
Cabbie
Cop
Colonel Schlissel
Sgt. Crosseti
Schnell
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