The Cheap Detective is a 1978 parody of classic film noir such as Casablanca The Maltese Falcon Peter Falk as a private detective in Nazi-occupied San Francisco in 1939-1940.
The following firearms were used in the film The Cheap Detective :
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Mauser 1934 Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk ) carries a Mauser 1934 throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 6.35mm (.25 ACP) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh holds his Mauser on the phone before answering it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh confronts the egg thieves in his apartment. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh holds his Mauser on Boy, Pepe, and Blubber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh holds his Mauser on Boy, forcing him to slap himself. Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pepe Damascus (Dom DeLuise ) draws an engraved Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket (similar to the one seen in Chinatown Peter Falk ) himself is seen drawing it later outside his apartment.
File:Colt1908 Ni.jpg Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Nickel with pearl grips - .25 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pepe Damascus with his Colt 1908 Vest Pocket. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh draws a Colt 1908 Vest Pocket. Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snubnose Georgia Merkle (Marsha Mason ) holds a Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snubnose on Peckinpaugh inside his bathroom. He takes it from her and holds it after accidentally firing it down the toilet during a struggle. Georgia uses it with an erroneous suppressor in the finale.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub nose revolver - .38 Special. Early Model Error creating thumbnail: File missing Georgia holds her Model 10 on Peckinpaugh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh and Georgia accidentally fire a .38 round into the toilet while struggling over her gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh holds Georgia's revolver behind her back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Georgia fires the suppressed Model 10 Snub. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Georgia tells Peckinpaugh who her real target was at the pier. Savage 1907 Ezra Desire (Sid Caesar ) holds a Savage 1907 on Peckinpaugh while discussing the egg robbery.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Savage 1907 .32 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ezra holds his Savage while telling Peckinpaugh the true identities of he and his wife. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh raises his hands again when Ezra aims at him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jezebel wheels Ezra closer to Peckinpaugh until he is backed against the wall. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ezra raises his Savage to shoot Peckinpaugh. Smith & Wesson Model 10 Marcel (James Coco ), the French Resistance member in San Francisco, carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marcel aims at Ezra Desire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marcel holds his Model 10 on Peckinpaugh inside his office. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marcel with his Model 10. Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Boy (Paul Williams ) carries a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless with pearl grips in a shoulder holster, which Peckinpaugh forces him to throw on the bed in his apartment.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Nickel - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pepe and Boy inside Peckinpaugh's apartment. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boy holds his Model 1903 on the cab driver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peckinpaugh holds his Mauser on Boy, Pepe, and Blubber. Luger P08 The Nazi officer Col. Schlissel (Nicol Williamson ) carries a Luger P08 at the pier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Schlissel aims his Luger. Winchester Model 1897 When the policemen show up at the San Francisco pier, one can be seen holding a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1897 - 12 gauge. This is an imported copy of the non-take down version of the Winchester 1897 Shotgun (a Norinco 97W shotgun, imported by IAC). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A policeman in the fog is seen with a Winchester '97. ategory:Detective
