The Inspector General (1949)

The Inspector General (1949)

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption. 1949-12-31 United States of America 101 Min. PG-13
6.4 49 votes

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 is Georgi
Gene Lockhart is The Mayor
The Mayor
Alan Hale is Kovatch
Kovatch
Walter Catlett is Colonel Castine
Colonel Castine
Rhys Williams is Inspector General
Inspector General
Benny Baker is Telecki (uncredited)
Telecki (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen is Lieutenant (uncredited)
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Robert Cherry is Peasant (uncredited)
Peasant (uncredited)
Frank Conlan is OId Villager (uncredited)
OId Villager (uncredited)