The Inspector General (1949)
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.
- Released
- 1949-12-31
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Henry Koster, Harry Kurnitz, Philip Rapp
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 60 votes
Cast
- 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)
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