The Inspector General (1949)

12/31/1949 (US) • 1h 41m

Comedy, Music, Romance

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Gene Lockhart

The Mayor

Alan Hale

Kovatch

Walter Catlett

Colonel Castine

Rhys Williams

Inspector General

Benny Baker

Telecki (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

corruption

escape

mayor

snake oil

medicine show

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