The Inspector General

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

  • Rated 6.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1949
  • 1h 41m
  • Comedy
  • Romance

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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Director
Henry Koster
Starring
Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester

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)

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