The Inspector General

Name: The Inspector General
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Released: 1949-12-31
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Lockhart

1949·Movie·NR·101 min·★ 6.6(58)

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“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.

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About The Inspector General

The Inspector General is a 1949 English-language comedy, music and romance film directed by Henry Koster. The cast is led by Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel.

The Inspector General was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and First National Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on December 31, 1949, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Henry Koster
Writers: Philip Rapp, Harry Kurnitz
Release date: December 31, 1949
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

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The Inspector General cast & crew

The Inspector General was directed by Henry Koster and written by Philip Rapp and Harry Kurnitz.

The cast features Danny Kaye as Georgi, Walter Slezak as Yakov, Barbara Bates as Leza, Elsa Lanchester as Maria, Gene Lockhart as The Mayor, and Alan Hale as Kovatch.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Johnny Green, cinematography is by Elwood Bredell, and it was produced by Jerry Wald.

Is The Inspector General worth watching?

The Inspector General holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 58 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, music, and romance, The Inspector General is worth a place on your watchlist.

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