Movie·1978·92 min

The Cheap Detective

Name: The Cheap Detective
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1978-06-23
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing

The Cheap Detective streams in the US on Howdy Amazon Channel, as of October 5, 2026.

He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.

6.4 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 53%Audience 57%IMDb 6.4Letterboxd 3.1

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Comedy Crime Mystery

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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