The Cheap Detective

6.4

1978

92 mins

ComedyCrimeMystery

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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Johnny Dangerously

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High Anxiety

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The Big Fix

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