The Inspector General

The Inspector General (1949)

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

  • Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
  • Release Date: 1949-12-31
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 50 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Henry Koster
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Summary

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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  • Danny Kaye

    as Georgi

  • Walter Slezak

    as Yakov

  • Barbara Bates

    as Leza

  • Elsa Lanchester

    as Maria

  • Gene Lockhart

    as The Mayor

  • Alan Hale

    as Kovatch

  • Walter Catlett

    as Colonel Castine

  • Rhys Williams

    as Inspector General

  • Benny Baker

    as Telecki (uncredited)

  • Leonard Bremen

    as Lieutenant (uncredited)

  • Robert Cherry

    as Peasant (uncredited)

  • Frank Conlan

    as OId Villager (uncredited)

  • Jimmy Conlin

    as Turnkey (uncredited)

  • Helena Dare

    as Townwoman (uncredited)

  • Bryn Davis

    as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

  • George Davis

    as Ladislaus (uncredited)

  • Abe Dinovitch

    as Peasant (uncredited)

  • Art Dupuis

    as Sentry (uncredited)

  • Robert Filmer

    as Sentry (uncredited)

  • Byron Foulger

    as Burbis (uncredited)

  • Karen Hale

    as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

  • Lew Hearn

    as Izzick (uncredited)

  • Sam Hearn

    as Gizzick (uncredited)

  • Herbert Heywood

    as Goatherd (uncredited)

  • Si Jenks

    as Deaf Villager (uncredited)

  • Fred Kelsey

    as Villager (uncredited)

  • Joleen King

    as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

  • Marc Krah

    as Gypsy (uncredited)

  • Gracille LaVinder

    as Townwoman (uncredited)

  • Norman Leavitt

    as Lazlo (uncredited)

  • Ida Moore

    as Old Villager (uncredited)

  • Jack Mower

    as Villager (uncredited)

  • Alix Nagy

    as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

  • Paul Newlan

    as Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited)

  • Nestor Paiva

    as Gregor (uncredited)

  • Barbara Pepper

    as Buxom Villager (uncredited)

  • Joe Ploski

    as Bela (uncredited)

  • Maudie Prickett

    as Townwoman (uncredited)

  • Harry Raven

    as Sentry (uncredited)

  • Buddy Roosevelt

    as Sentry (uncredited)

  • Lester Sharpe

    as Sentry (uncredited)

  • Pepi Sinoff

    as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

  • Arthur Tovey

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Joan Vohs

    as Peasant Girl (uncredited)

  • Audrey Winn

    as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

  • Jeff York

    as Guard (uncredited)
Directing Henry Koster Director
Writing Philip Rapp Screenplay
Writing Harry Kurnitz Screenplay
Camera Elwood Bredell Director of Photography
Crew Ben Hecht Additional Writing
Visual Effects Natalie Kalmus Color Designer
Editing Mitchell Kovaleski Color Assistant
Production Jerry Wald Producer
Production Sylvia Fine Associate Producer
Sound Johnny Green Original Music Composer
Editing Rudi Fehr Editor
Art Robert M. Haas Art Direction
Art Fred M. MacLean Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Travilla Costume Design
Crew Eugene Loring Choreographer
Sound Johnny Green Music Director
Camera Stanley Young Grip
Camera Eugene Richee Still Photographer
Camera George Gordon Nogle Camera Operator
Lighting Saul Butner Gaffer
Crew Bert LeBaron Stunts
Crew Edwin B. DuPar Special Effects
Sound C.A. Riggs Sound
Directing Arthur Lueker Assistant Director
Production Al Alleborn Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Writing Nikolai Gogol Theatre Play

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