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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 23, 1978
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 13, 2001
Theaters
1
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Music
Studio
Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions
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Cast
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Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
A
Ann-Margret
Jezebel Dezire
E
Eileen Brennan
Betty DeBoop
S
Sid Caesar
Ezra Dezire
S
Stockard Channing
Bess
J
James Coco
Marcel
D
Dom DeLuise
Pepe Damascus
L
Louise Fletcher
Marlene DuChard
J
John Houseman
Jasper Blubber
M
Madeline Kahn
Mrs. Montenegro
F
Fernando Lamas
Paul DuChard
M
Marsha Mason
Georgia Merkle
P
Phil Silvers
Hoppy
A
Abe Vigoda
Sergeant Rizzuto
P
Paul Williams
Boy
N
Nicol Williamson
Colonel Schlissel
E
Emory Bass
Butler
C
Carmine Caridi
Sergeant Crosseti
J
James Cromwell
Schnell
S
Scatman Crothers
Tinker
