The Cheap Detective

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.

• Robert MooreDirector
• Neil SimonWriter
• Patrick WilliamsOriginal Music Composer

• Peter FalkLou Peckinpaugh
• Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire
• Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop
• Sid CaesarEzra Dezire
• Stockard ChanningBess
• James CocoMarcel
• Dom DeLuisePepe Damascus
• Louise FletcherMarlene DuChard
• John HousemanJasper Blubber
• Madeline KahnMrs. Montenegro
• Fernando LamasPaul DuChard
• Marsha MasonGeorgia Merkle