The Inspector General
“The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.”
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.
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Cast
46 people
Danny Kaye
Georgi
Known for
White Christmas
The Court Jester
Walter Slezak
Yakov
Known for
Lifeboat
Michael
Barbara Bates
Leza
Known for
All About Eve
The Caddy
Elsa Lanchester
Maria
Known for
Mary Poppins
Witness for the Prosecution
Gene Lockhart
The Mayor
Known for
His Girl Friday
Miracle on 34th Street
Alan Hale
Kovatch
Known for
It Happened One Night
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Walter Catlett
Colonel Castine
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Rhys Williams
Inspector General
Known for
Johnny Guitar
The Spiral Staircase
Benny Baker
Telecki (uncredited)
Known for
Paint Your Wagon
Monster in the Closet
Leonard Bremen
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Known for
Attack
M
Robert Cherry
Peasant (uncredited)
Also in
Revenge of the Zombies
A Lady Takes a Chance
Frank Conlan
OId Villager (uncredited)
Known for
All That Money Can Buy
Henry Koster Director · Harry Kurnitz Screenplay Philip Rapp Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.9M · United States release December 31, 1949 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,910,000
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
First National Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 30, 1949
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 31, 1949
Theatrical
United States · May 5, 1995
Physical · VHS
Australia
January 1, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Austria
September 1, 1950 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 11, 1950 · Theatrical
Germany
May 5, 1950 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 15, 2003 · TV · RTL 5
January 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
October 29, 1961 · Theatrical
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