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The Cheap Detective
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Cheap Detective is a 1978 American comedy-mystery film written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. It is a follow-up and Spiritual Sequel to Simon and Moore's earlier film, Murder by Death.The film is an Affectionate Parody of Humphrey Bogart movies such as The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca, but manages to get a few shots in at the Film Noir genre in general. Peter Falk stars as Lou Peckinpaugh, a detective in the Sam Spade mold. As with Murder by Death, there's no shortage of comedic icons to share the spotlight.Floyd Merkle, Private Eye, is found dead— killed so abruptly that he didn't even have time to fall down. It's up to his partner, Lou, to solve Merkle's last case, prove his own innocence, outwit the Nazis, and find the greatest lost treasure of all time— all while dealing with the strangest people ever to loiter on a San Francisco street on a dark, rainy night...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Even Evil Has Standards | |
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Even Evil Has Standards: Damascus loudly objects to Lou forcing the gunsel to beat himself up. | |
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Color Animal Codename: The characters mention their nicknames while talking to each other. Colonel Schlissel is the Black Fox, Paul DuChard is the Silver Wolf, Marlene DuChard is the White Swan. Also Played for Laughs: two minor Nazi officers are called the Gray Rabbit and the Blue Chipmunk. | |
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The Chanteuse | |
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The Chanteuse: Eileen Brennan as Miss Betty DeBoop. | |
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I Have Many Names | |
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I Have Many Names: Madeline Kahn's character, credited as "Mrs. Montenegro", gives a new name every time she appears, often several in one scene. | |
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