The Inspector General
Also known as Inspector General
1949 film by Henry Koster
Film · TMDB
6.6An 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: 1949-12-31101 minDir: Henry KosterComedy, Music, Romance
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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
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1940s color films1949 American films1949 English-language films1949 films1949 musical comedy filmsAmerican musical comedy filmsEnglish-language musical comedy filmsFilms based on The Government InspectorFilms directed by Henry KosterFilms produced by Jerry WaldFilms scored by Johnny GreenFilms with screenplays by Ben Hecht