The Inspector General

The Inspector General

1949
1h 41m
6.6

6.6/10

57 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Music Romance

"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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures First National Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

corruption escape mayor snake oil medicine show

Quick Facts

Release Date December 31, 1949
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0041509

Cast

Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye

Georgi

Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak

Yakov

Barbara Bates
Barbara Bates

Leza

Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester

Maria

Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart

The Mayor

Alan Hale
Alan Hale

Kovatch

Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett

Colonel Castine

Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams

Inspector General

Benny Baker
Benny Baker

Telecki (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen
Leonard Bremen

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Robert Cherry
Robert Cherry

Peasant (uncredited)

Frank Conlan
Frank Conlan

OId Villager (uncredited)

Key Crew

Henry Koster
Director
Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay
Philip Rapp
Screenplay
Jerry Wald
Producer