"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."
Peter Falk
as Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-Margret
as Jezebel Dezire
Eileen Brennan
as Betty DeBoop
Sid Caesar
as Ezra Dezire
Stockard Channing
as Bess
James Coco
as Marcel
Dom DeLuise
as Pepe Damascus
Louise Fletcher
as Marlene DuChard
John Houseman
as Jasper Blubber
Madeline Kahn
as Mrs. Montenegro
Fernando Lamas
as Paul DuChard
Marsha Mason
as Georgia Merkle
Phil Silvers
as Hoppy
Abe Vigoda
as Sergeant Rizzuto
Paul Williams
as Boy
Nicol Williamson
as Colonel Schlissel
Vic Tayback
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
Scatman Crothers
as Tinker
Arthur Tovey
as Old Husband
David Ogden Stiers
as Captain
Carole Wells
as Hat Check Girl
John Calvin
as Qvicker
Barry Michlin
as Bandleader
Jonathan Banks
as Cabbie
Lew Gallo
as Cop
Lee McLaughlin
as Fat Man
Zale Kessler
as Courier
Wally K. Berns
as Floyd Merkle
Bella Bruck
as Scrub Woman
Carmine Caridi
as Sgt. Crosseti
James Cromwell
as Schnell
Robert Moore
Director
Neil Simon
Writer
Stewart Levine
Music Supervisor
Shirlee Strahm
Costume Assistant
Michael A. Stevenson
Editor
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Jennifer Shull
Casting
Margaret Booth
Associate Producer
Ray Stark
Producer
Patrick Williams
Original Music Composer
Sidney Levin
Joe DiBella
Makeup Artist
Robert Luthardt
Production Design
Charles Pierce
Set Decoration
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Phillip Bennett
Art Direction
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Supervisor