The Inspector General
movie
The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.
Released December 31, 1949
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.
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
Walter Catlett
as
Colonel Castine
Rhys Williams
as
Inspector General
Benny Baker
as
Telecki (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
as
Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Robert Cherry
as
Peasant (uncredited)
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Frank Conlan
as
OId Villager (uncredited)
Crew
Henry Koster
as
Director
Harry Kurnitz
as
Screenplay
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Philip Rapp
as
Screenplay
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Elwood Bredell
as
Director of Photography
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Mitchell Kovaleski
as
Color Assistant
Natalie Kalmus
as
Color Designer
Ben Hecht
as
Additional Writing
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Robert M. Haas
as
Art Direction
Jerry Wald
as
Producer
Johnny Green
as
Original Music Composer
Rudi Fehr
as
Editor
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Fred M. MacLean
as
Set Decoration