The Inspector General (1949)
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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Danny Kaye
as Georgi
as Georgi
Walter Slezak
as Yakov
as Yakov
Barbara Bates
as Leza
as Leza
Elsa Lanchester
as Maria
as Maria
Gene Lockhart
as The Mayor
as The Mayor
Alan Hale
as Kovatch
as Kovatch
Walter Catlett
as Colonel Castine
as Colonel Castine
Rhys Williams
as Inspector General
as Inspector General
Benny Baker
as Telecki (uncredited)
as Telecki (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
as Peasant (uncredited)
as Peasant (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
as OId Villager (uncredited)
as OId Villager (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
as Turnkey (uncredited)
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Helena Dare
as Townwoman (uncredited)
as Townwoman (uncredited)
Bryn Davis
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
George Davis
as Ladislaus (uncredited)
as Ladislaus (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
as Peasant (uncredited)
as Peasant (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
as Sentry (uncredited)
as Sentry (uncredited)
Robert Filmer
as Sentry (uncredited)
as Sentry (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Burbis (uncredited)
as Burbis (uncredited)
Karen Hale
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Lew Hearn
as Izzick (uncredited)
as Izzick (uncredited)
Sam Hearn
as Gizzick (uncredited)
as Gizzick (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
as Goatherd (uncredited)
as Goatherd (uncredited)
Si Jenks
as Deaf Villager (uncredited)
as Deaf Villager (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Villager (uncredited)
as Villager (uncredited)
Joleen King
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Marc Krah
as Gypsy (uncredited)
as Gypsy (uncredited)
Gracille LaVinder
as Townwoman (uncredited)
as Townwoman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Lazlo (uncredited)
as Lazlo (uncredited)
Ida Moore
as Old Villager (uncredited)
as Old Villager (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Villager (uncredited)
as Villager (uncredited)
Alix Nagy
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
as Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited)
as Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
as Gregor (uncredited)
as Gregor (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
as Buxom Villager (uncredited)
as Buxom Villager (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
as Bela (uncredited)
as Bela (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
as Townwoman (uncredited)
as Townwoman (uncredited)
Harry Raven
as Sentry (uncredited)
as Sentry (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
as Sentry (uncredited)
as Sentry (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
as Sentry (uncredited)
as Sentry (uncredited)
Pepi Sinoff
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Joan Vohs
as Peasant Girl (uncredited)
as Peasant Girl (uncredited)
Audrey Winn
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Jeff York
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
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Henry Koster
Director
Director
Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay
Screenplay
Philip Rapp
Screenplay
Screenplay
Elwood Bredell
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Mitchell Kovaleski
Color Assistant
Color Assistant
Natalie Kalmus
Color Designer
Color Designer
Ben Hecht
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
Art Direction
Jerry Wald
Producer
Producer
Johnny Green
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Rudi Fehr
Editor
Editor
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Travilla
Costume Design
Costume Design
Sylvia Fine
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Saul Butner
Gaffer
Gaffer
Arthur Lueker
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Nikolai Gogol
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Al Alleborn
Production Manager
Production Manager
Edwin B. DuPar
Special Effects
Special Effects
Eugene Richee
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Johnny Green
Music Director
Music Director
George Gordon Nogle
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
C.A. Riggs
Sound
Sound
Eugene Loring
Choreographer
Choreographer
Bert LeBaron
Stunts
Stunts
Stanley Young
Grip
Grip
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