The Inspector General

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Danny Kaye

Georgi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 42%

Walter Slezak

Yakov

Age : 80 | Popularity : 46%

Barbara Bates

Leza

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Elsa Lanchester

Maria

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Gene Lockhart

The Mayor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Alan Hale

Kovatch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Walter Catlett

Colonel Castine

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Rhys Williams

Inspector General

Age : 71 | Popularity : 55%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Henry Koster
	Assistant Director	Arthur Lueker
Writing	Screenplay	Philip Rapp Harry Kurnitz
	Theatre Play	Nikolai Gogol
Camera	Director of Photography	Elwood Bredell
	Grip	Stanley Young
	Still Photographer	Eugene Richee
	Camera Operator	George Gordon Nogle
Crew	Additional Writing	Ben Hecht
	Choreographer	Eugene Loring
	Stunts	Bert LeBaron
	Special Effects	Edwin B. DuPar
Visual Effects	Color Designer	Natalie Kalmus
Editing	Color Assistant	Mitchell Kovaleski
	Editor	Rudi Fehr
Production	Producer	Jerry Wald
	Associate Producer	Sylvia Fine
	Production Manager	Al Alleborn
Sound	Original Music Composer	Johnny Green
	Music Director	Johnny Green
	Sound	C.A. Riggs
Art	Art Direction	Robert M. Haas
	Set Decoration	Fred M. MacLean
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Travilla
	Makeup Artist	Perc Westmore
Lighting	Gaffer	Saul Butner
Department	Role	Name

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