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The Inspector General

1949 · 1h 41m · Comedy · Romance

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

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6.7
Rotten Tomatoes
91%

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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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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

Peasant (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

OId Villager (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Turnkey (uncredited)

Helena Dare

Townwoman (uncredited)

Bryn Davis

Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

George Davis

George Davis

Ladislaus (uncredited)

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
December 31, 1949
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
NR
Genres
Comedy, Romance

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