The Cheap Detective
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The film spoofs Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, Chinatown, Chinatown and To Have and Have Not. The scene in the restaurant with Peckinpaugh and Pepe Damascus mocks the opening scene of The Big Sleep. The film is based on a plot involving a San Francisco private detective.
Credits
- Cast
- Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Sid Caesar, Dom DeLuise, Stockard Channing, Louise Fletcher, Marsha Mason
Copyright
Registered 15Aug78 · PA 12-308 (Jul-Dec 1978) Copyright holder: Rastar Films, Inc Production company: released by Columbia Pictures
Sources
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — title, year, creator, length, copyright
Record added 2026-06-28T22:16:20Z