Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Robert Moore
- Writers
- Neil Simon
- Release Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 92 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (102 votes)
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