The Inspector General (1949)

  • NR
  • 12/30/1949 (US)
  • Comedy, Music, Romance
  • 1h 41m

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

Overview

An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.

Henry Koster

Director

Harry Kurnitz

Screenplay

Philip Rapp

Screenplay

Cast

Danny Kaye's headshot

Danny Kaye

Georgi
Walter Slezak's headshot

Walter Slezak

Yakov
Barbara Bates's headshot

Barbara Bates

Leza
Elsa Lanchester's headshot

Elsa Lanchester

Maria
Gene Lockhart's headshot

Gene Lockhart

The Mayor
Alan Hale's headshot

Alan Hale

Kovatch
Walter Catlett's headshot

Walter Catlett

Colonel Castine
Rhys Williams's headshot

Rhys Williams

Inspector General

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