The Cheap Detective (1977)

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Written by Neil Simon

Directed by Robert Moore

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1977

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Neil Simon's madcap spoof of 1940s detective movies, starring Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, a bumbling San Francisco private detective accused of murdering his partner. As he tries to clear his name, his client Mrs Montenegro hires him to search for a dozen diamond eggs

Cast

Image for Peter FalkPeter FalkLou Peckinpaugh
Ann-MargretJezebel Dezire
Eileen BrennanBetty DeBoop
Sid CaesarEzra Dezire
Stockard ChanningBess
James CocoMarcel
Image for Dom DeLuiseDom DeLuisePepe Damascus
Image for Louise FletcherLouise FletcherMarlene DuChard
Image for John HousemanJohn HousemanJasper Blubber
Madeline KahnMrs. Montenegro
Fernando LamasPaul DuChard
Marsha MasonGeorgia Merkle
Phil SilversHoppy
Abe VigodaSgt. Rizzuto
Paul WilliamsBoy

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