The Cheap Detective (Movie)

1978 / Director: Robert Moore / Avg Rating: 6.4 out of 10

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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