Watch The Inspector General (1949) Official Trailer
The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.
6.6 / 10 IMDb December 31, 1949 1h 41m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 41m
Release Date
December 31, 1949
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
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)
No photo
Robert Cherry
as Peasant (uncredited)
No photo
Frank Conlan
as OId Villager (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
as Turnkey (uncredited)
No photo
Helena Dare
as Townwoman (uncredited)
No photo
Bryn Davis
as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
George Davis
as Ladislaus (uncredited)
No photo
Abe Dinovitch
as Peasant (uncredited)
No photo
Art Dupuis
as Sentry (uncredited)
No photo
Robert Filmer
as Sentry (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Burbis (uncredited)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
First National PicturesThe Inspector General Official Trailer 1949
Advertisement
Viewer Reviews
Sign in to rate and review this movie.
Sign in Loading reviews…
Related Movies & Trailers
5.8
Moana
2026·Family
7.4
Toy Story 5
2026·Animation
6.4
Minions & Monsters
2026·Adventure
6.5
Scary Movie
2026·Comedy
7.1
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026·Comedy
5.0
The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
1978·Comedy
6.8
72 HOURS
2026·Comedy
8.3
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026·Family
7.0
Lola's Secret
1984·Drama
4.8
The Novices
1970·Comedy
8.2
Hoppers
2026·Adventure
7.7
Zootopia 2
2025·Animation