The Cheap Detective (1978)
Who dunnit? This time it's Neil Simon who's really dunnit.
Starring Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan
Directed by Robert Moore
Spoofing the entire 1940s detective genre, and his own performances as a bumbling private detective, Peter Falk plays Lou Pekinpaugh, a San Francisco private detective accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress, the partner's wife, Georgia Merkle.
Runtime: 92 min.
Rating: 6.4
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy,Crime,Mystery,Thriller
Keywords: spoof,sam spade
Cast
Lou Peckinpaugh
Jezebel Dezire
Betty DeBoop
Ezra Dezire
Bess
Marcel
Pepe Damascus
Marlene DuChard
Jasper Blubber
Mrs. Montenegro
Paul DuChard
Georgia Merkle
Hoppy
Sergeant Rizzuto
Boy
Lieutenant DiMaggio
Tinker
Old Husband
Captain
Hat Check Girl
Qvicker
Bandleader
Cabbie
Cop
Fat Man
Courier
Floyd Merkle
Scrub Woman
Colonel Schlissel
Sgt. Crosseti