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The Inspector General

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The Inspector General

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

6.5

1h 41m

1949

“The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Henry Koster

Trailer

ComedyMusicRomance

corruptionescapemayorsnake oilmedicine show

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Cast & Crew

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

as Georgi

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

as Yakov

Barbara Bates

Barbara Bates

as Leza

Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

as Maria

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

as The Mayor

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

as Kovatch

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

as Colonel Castine

Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

as Inspector General

Benny Baker

Benny Baker

as Telecki (uncredited)

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