The Inspector General
1949 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 6.6
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.
Based on The Government Inspector
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-12-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (58 votes)
- Budget
- $2,873,000
Themes
- corruption
- escape
- mayor
- snake oil
- medicine show
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 1949
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 1949 · nominated
Cast & crew
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)
Directed by Henry Koster