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THE CHEAP DETECTIVE is a hilarious Humphrey Bogart send-up, blending the plots of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon with the comedic vision of Neil Simon. Peter Falk is Lou Peckingpaugh, the worldly,cynical gumshoe who takes on thugs, crooks, Nazis, femme fatales and the Golden Gate Bridge in thisterrific tribute to Bogie and the Hammett/Chandler school of hard-boiled detectives. An incredible ensemble cast does take-offs of characters made famous by Mary Astor (Madeline Kahn), Sidney Greenstreet (John Houseman), Lauren Bacall (Ann-Margret), Peter Lorre (Dom DeLuise), Ingrid Bergman (LouiseFletcher), and Paul Henreid (Fernando Lamas). Want more? How about Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, PhilSilvers, Nicol Williamson, James Coco, and Scatman Crothers - just a few of the many cast members who add to the merriment. THE CHEAP DETECTIVE is the perfect entertainment for anyone who loves Bogart, films of the forties, or a good healthy laugh.
Original Release
06/09/1978
US Release
06/09/1978
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Falk | Lou Peckinpaugh |
Ann-Margret | Jezebel Dezire |
Eileen Brennan | Betty DeBoop |
Sid Caesar | Ezra Dezire |
Stockard Channing | Bess |
James Coco | Marcel |
Dom Deluise | Pepe Damascus |
Louise Fletcher | Marlene DuChard |
John Houseman | Jasper Blubber |
Madeline Kahn | Mrs. Montenegro |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Falk | Lou Peckinpaugh |
Ann-Margret | Jezebel Dezire |
Eileen Brennan | Betty DeBoop |
Sid Caesar | Ezra Dezire |
Stockard Channing | Bess |
James Coco | Marcel |
Dom Deluise | Pepe Damascus |
Louise Fletcher | Marlene DuChard |
John Houseman | Jasper Blubber |
Madeline Kahn | Mrs. Montenegro |
Fernando Lamas | Paul DuChard |
Marsha Mason | Georgia Merkle |
Phil Silvers | Hoppy |
Abe Vigoda | Sgt. Rizzuto / Sergeant Rizzuto |
Paul Williams | Boy |
Nicol Williamson | Colonel Schlissel |
Emory Bass | Butler |
Carmine Caridi | Sgt. Crosseti |
James Cromwell | Schnell |
Scatman Crothers | Tinker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Margaret Booth | Producer |
Michael Friedman | Producer |
Ray Stark | Producer |