The Inspector General (1949)

1949 · Feature film · 101 min · dir. Henry Koster

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

• Comedy
• Music
• Romance

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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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Details

Director

Henry Koster

Writer

Harry Kurnitz

Composer

Johnny Green

Cinematography

Elwood Bredell

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Released

1949-12-31

Awards

1 win

Running time

101 minutes

Cast & crew

• Henry Koster Director
• Danny Kaye
• Walter Slezak
• Barbara Bates
• Elsa Lanchester
• Gene Lockhart
• Alan Hale
• Walter Catlett
• Rhys Williams

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