The Cheap Detective

1978 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 6,101 VOTES · DIR. Robert Moore

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,306 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:46 What have we got?
00:06:55 Don't call me anymore, Georgia. We're not good for each other.
00:11:24 I don't think so. Why would a woman know that?
00:15:24 ...with your tongue.
00:20:33 Now just the girls!
00:24:50 I have a message for Mr. Damascus. Will you give it to him?
00:28:22 ...so that tyranny won't trample the spirit of freedom in men's hearts...
00:31:58 Maybe it's a different Paris.
00:36:56 ...for me and for France.
00:40:32 One Gin Sling.
00:43:45 I know you did, Mrs. Merkle.
00:46:32 Lou, your landlady...
00:49:55 Watching me undress.
00:53:36 No, that was me.
00:56:44 Maybe you and I are one of a kind.
01:00:01 and I went into the john.
01:04:35 I'm Jezebel Dezire.
01:07:58 By the results.
01:11:02 But then again, neither can you.
01:14:33 Hold it! Maybe that's Blubber.
01:18:34 ...perhaps we can get down to the important business of cracking eggs.
01:22:26 But, Lou, I thought you and I had....
01:26:07 Thank you.
01:30:08 All right, Hoppy, let's get out of here.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,306
Dialogue density14.2 lines / min
First line00:03:46
Final line01:30:08

Production Record

DirectorRobert Moore
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,101