The Inspector General
Film1949101 min6.6/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Henry Koster
The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Danny KayeGeorgi
Walter SlezakYakov
Barbara BatesLeza
Elsa LanchesterMaria
Gene LockhartThe Mayor
Alan HaleKovatch
Walter CatlettColonel Castine
Rhys WilliamsInspector General
Benny BakerTelecki (uncredited)
Leonard BremenLieutenant (uncredited)Robert Cherry
Robert CherryPeasant (uncredited)Frank Conlan
Frank ConlanOId Villager (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Henry Koster
- Screenplay
- Harry Kurnitz
- Screenplay
- Philip Rapp
- Director of Photography
- Elwood Bredell
- Producer
- Jerry Wald
- Editor
- Rudi Fehr
- Original Music Composer
- Johnny Green