The Cheap Detective
Release date: 1978-06-23
Votes: 92
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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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