The Inspector General

The Inspector General (1949)

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

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.

Date of release
1949-12-31
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (59)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Henry Koster

Casting

  • Danny Kaye — Georgi
  • Walter Slezak — Yakov
  • Barbara Bates — Leza
  • Elsa Lanchester — Maria
  • Gene Lockhart — The Mayor
  • Alan Hale — Kovatch
  • Walter Catlett — Colonel Castine
  • Rhys Williams — Inspector General
  • Benny Baker — Telecki (uncredited)
  • Leonard Bremen — Lieutenant (uncredited)
  • Robert Cherry — Peasant (uncredited)
  • Frank Conlan — OId Villager (uncredited)

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