The Inspector General

Name: The Inspector General
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Released: 31 Dec 1949
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Lockhart

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption. 1949-12-31 United States of America 101 minutes.

6.50 55 votes

Comedy Music Romance corruption escape mayor snake oil medicine show

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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.

Year 1949

Studio Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Director Henry Koster

Crew Henry Koster (Director), Philip Rapp (Screenplay), Harry Kurnitz (Screenplay), Elwood Bredell (Director of Photography), Ben Hecht (Additional Writing), Natalie Kalmus (Color Designer)

Popularity 1

Language English