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The Inspector General

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

6.7(60)19491h 41m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • corruption
  • escape
  • mayor
  • snake oil
  • medicine show

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Henry Koster

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York30 Dec 1949
    • TheatricalNR31 Dec 1949
    • PhysicalNRVHS5 May 1995
  • AustraliaAU

    • PhysicalGDVD1 Jan 2000
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical121 Sept 1950
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical11 Dec 1950
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical125 May 1950
  • NetherlandsNL

    • TV6RTL 515 Feb 2003
    • Physical6DVD1 Jan 2004
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Theatrical1229 Oct 1961

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The Inspector General was released on 31 December 1949.

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  • J

    John Chard

    3/25/2020

    7/10

    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 Nikola…

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