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The Inspector General( 1949)

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The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Danny Kaye

      Georgi

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      Walter Slezak

      Yakov

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      Barbara Bates

      Leza

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      Elsa Lanchester

      Maria

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      Gene Lockhart

      The Mayor

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      Alan Hale

      Kovatch

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      Walter Catlett

      Colonel Castine

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      Rhys Williams

      Inspector General

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      Benny Baker

      Telecki (uncredited)

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      Leonard Bremen

      Lieutenant (uncredited)

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      Robert Cherry

      Peasant (uncredited)

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      Frank Conlan

      OId Villager (uncredited)

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      Jimmy Conlin

      Turnkey (uncredited)

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      Helena Dare

      Townwoman (uncredited)

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      Bryn Davis

      Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

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      George Davis

      Ladislaus (uncredited)

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      Abe Dinovitch

      Peasant (uncredited)

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      Art Dupuis

      Sentry (uncredited)

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      Robert Filmer

      Sentry (uncredited)

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      Byron Foulger

      Burbis (uncredited)

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      Karen Hale

      Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

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      Lew Hearn

      Izzick (uncredited)

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      Sam Hearn

      Gizzick (uncredited)

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      Herbert Heywood

      Goatherd (uncredited)

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      Si Jenks

      Deaf Villager (uncredited)

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      Fred Kelsey

      Villager (uncredited)

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      Joleen King

      Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

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      Marc Krah

      Gypsy (uncredited)

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      Gracille LaVinder

      Townwoman (uncredited)

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      Norman Leavitt

      Lazlo (uncredited)

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      Ida Moore

      Old Villager (uncredited)

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      Jack Mower

      Villager (uncredited)

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      Alix Nagy

      Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

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      Paul Newlan

      Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited)

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      Nestor Paiva

      Gregor (uncredited)

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      Barbara Pepper

      Buxom Villager (uncredited)

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      Joe Ploski

      Bela (uncredited)

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      Maudie Prickett

      Townwoman (uncredited)

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      Harry Raven

      Sentry (uncredited)

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      Buddy Roosevelt

      Sentry (uncredited)

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      Lester Sharpe

      Sentry (uncredited)

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      Pepi Sinoff

      Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

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      Arthur Tovey

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Joan Vohs

      Peasant Girl (uncredited)

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      Audrey Winn

      Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

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      Jeff York

      Guard (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Wed Mar 25 2020
    Oh, I have no wife. None of my family had wives. My father didn't like wives. I mean, my mother didn't like my father's wives. Danny Kaye was a wonderful performer, he would sing, dance, tell jokes, turn his face into rubber and just generally come off as a quality humanitarian. The Inspector General showcases all of those talents. Directed by Henry Koster, The Inspector General is loosely adapted from Nikolai Gogol's classic Russian story, and it finds Kaye as a stooge of Walter Slezak's iffy tonic peddler who is mistaken by iffy officials of a small Russian town for the much feared an...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • corruption
    • escape
    • mayor
    • snake oil
    • medicine show