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The Cheap Detective
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy broad, affectionate send-ups of hard-boiled mysteries with theatrical performances and relentless genre in-jokes.
- Tone
- darkly comic, satirical, playful
- Payoff
- amusement
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- deception, jealousy, corruption, genre conventions
- Setting
- 1940s, shadowy urban offices, nightclubs and streets
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