The Inspector General

The Inspector General

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

1949•1h 41m•6.5/10

ComedyMusicRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(55)

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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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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)

Abe Dinovitch

Peasant (uncredited)

Art Dupuis

Sentry (uncredited)

Robert Filmer

Sentry (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Burbis (uncredited)

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