The Inspector General (1949)

Approved 31 Dec 1949 • Comedy, Musical, Romance • 1h 42m

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.

Henry Koster
Director

Philip Rapp, Harry Kurnitz, Nikolay Gogol
Writer

Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates
Starring

Language: English
Awards: 1 win
Country: United States
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Box Office Total:

6.7

IMDb (3545 votes)

91%

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