The Cheap Detective
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
1978 1 hour 32 minutesHe knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.
1978 1 hour 32 minutes
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.
23rd June 1978
48 years ago
1 hour 32 minutes
Finishes at 6:13pm
1 nomination total
6.4/10
53%
64%
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