MOVIE
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Cheap Detective in its release era
Released in 1978, The Cheap Detective sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- 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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