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The Inspector General

The Inspector General

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.

ComedyMusicRomance

Release: 1949-12-31Runtime: 101 minRating: 6.6 (57)

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)

Crew

Henry Koster

Henry Koster

Director

Harry Kurnitz

Harry Kurnitz

Screenplay

Philip Rapp

Screenplay

Elwood Bredell

Director of Photography

Mitchell Kovaleski

Color Assistant

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Additional Writing

Natalie Kalmus

Natalie Kalmus

Color Designer

Sylvia Fine

Sylvia Fine

Associate Producer

Travilla

Travilla

Costume Design

Jerry Wald

Jerry Wald

Producer

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Movie Trailers - The Inspector General (1949)

Movie Trailers - The Inspector General (1949)