The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.
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.
The Inspector General (1949) is a comedy and romance film directed by Henry Koster, released on December 31, 1949 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates and Elsa Lanchester. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 58 ratings.
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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)
Robert Cherry
as Peasant (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
as OId Villager (uncredited)
Directed by Henry Koster, written by Harry Kurnitz, Philip Rapp and Nikolai Gogol, produced by Jerry Wald.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 58 ratings.
Oh, I have no wife. None of my family had wives. My father didn't like wives. I mean, my mother didn't like my father's wives. Danny Kaye was a wonderful performer, he would sing, dance, tell jokes, turn his face into rubber and just generally come off as a quality humanitarian. The Inspector General showcases all of those talents. Directed by Henry Koster, The Inspector General is loosely adapted from Nikolai…
Reviewed on March 25, 2020
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The Inspector General (1949) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel, FlixFling, IndieFlix, FilmBox+, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Inspector General (1949) includes Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester and Gene Lockhart. The film was directed by Henry Koster. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Inspector General was released on December 31, 1949 and runs for 1h 41m.
The Inspector General (1949) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 58 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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