Comedy ·Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 41m

The Inspector General

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Director
Henry Koster
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
Crew
Elwood Bredell — Director of Photography Rudi Fehr — Editor Johnny Green — Original Music Composer Philip Rapp — Screenplay Harry Kurnitz — Screenplay Jerry Wald — Producer
Tagline

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.

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Mood & Themes
corruptionescapemayorsnake oilmedicine show
Key Collaborators
Henry Koster Director Elwood Bredell Director of Photography Rudi Fehr Editor Johnny Green Original Music Composer Philip Rapp Screenplay Harry Kurnitz Screenplay Jerry Wald Producer Travilla Costume Design
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