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The Cheap Detective
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
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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- Release
- 1978-06-23
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 6.4/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions
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