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The Inspector General

6.619491h 41mNRMovieComedyRomance

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…

DirectorHenry Koster
WritersPhilip Rapp·Harry Kurnitz
ProducerJerry Wald

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Cast · Directed by Henry Koster

DKDanny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Georgi
WSWalter Slezak
Walter Slezak
Yakov
BBBarbara Bates
Barbara Bates
Leza
ELElsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
Maria
GLGene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
The Mayor
AHAlan Hale
Alan Hale
Kovatch
WCWalter Catlett
Walter Catlett
Colonel Castine
RWRhys Williams
Rhys Williams
Inspector General
BBBenny Baker
Benny Baker
Telecki (uncredited)
LBLeonard Bremen
Leonard Bremen
Lieutenant (uncredited)
RC
Robert Cherry
Peasant (uncredited)
FC
Frank Conlan
OId Villager (uncredited)

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