The Inspector General
1949 · 101 min
Comedy · Romance
★ 6.6Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Henry Koster
- Screenplay Harry Kurnitz
- Screenplay Philip Rapp
- Director of Photography Elwood Bredell
Cast
Danny Kaye
Georgi
Walter Slezak
Yakov
Barbara Bates
Leza
Elsa Lanchester
Maria
Gene Lockhart
The Mayor
Alan Hale
Kovatch
Walter Catlett
Colonel Castine
Rhys Williams
Inspector General
Benny Baker
Telecki (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Lieutenant (uncredited)
- R
Robert Cherry
Peasant (uncredited)
- F
Frank Conlan
OId Villager (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Henry Koster
- Screenplay — Harry Kurnitz
- Screenplay — Philip Rapp
- Director of Photography — Elwood Bredell
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