Summary
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.
Cast
Danny Kaye
Georgi
Walter Slezak
Yakov
Barbara Bates
Leza
Elsa Lanchester
Maria
Gene Lockhart
The Mayor
Alan Hale
Kovatch
Walter Catlett
Colonel Castine
Rhys Williams
Inspector General
Benny Baker
Telecki (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
Peasant (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
OId Villager (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Turnkey (uncredited)
Helena Dare
Townwoman (uncredited)
Bryn Davis
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
George Davis
Ladislaus (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Peasant (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Sentry (uncredited)
Robert Filmer
Sentry (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Burbis (uncredited)
Karen Hale
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Lew Hearn
Izzick (uncredited)
Sam Hearn
Gizzick (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Goatherd (uncredited)
Si Jenks
Deaf Villager (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Villager (uncredited)
Joleen King
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Marc Krah
Gypsy (uncredited)
Gracille LaVinder
Townwoman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Lazlo (uncredited)
Ida Moore
Old Villager (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Villager (uncredited)
Alix Nagy
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Gregor (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Buxom Villager (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Bela (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
Townwoman (uncredited)
Harry Raven
Sentry (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Sentry (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Sentry (uncredited)
Pepi Sinoff
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Townsman (uncredited)
Joan Vohs
Peasant Girl (uncredited)
Audrey Winn
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Jeff York
Guard (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Henry Koster
Screenplay
Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay
Philip Rapp
Theatre Play
Nikolai Gogol
Reviews
John Chard
March 25, 2020
7
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 Nikolai Gogol's classic Russian story, and it finds Kaye as a stooge of Walter Slezak's iffy tonic peddler who is mistaken by iffy officials of a small Russian town for the much feared and respected Inspector General. Cue mistaken identity mayhem as the music numbers, gags, visual contortions and all round slapstick ensues. Also along for the ride are Elsa Lanchester, Alan Hale, Barbara Bates and Gene Lockhart.
It's more a safe and solid Kaye movie for the family to enjoy, rather than a high end classic like The Court Jester, but sometimes the high energy jinks of Kaye is all you need to lift the blues away. 7/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
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