Film
The Inspector General
1949· NR· 1h 41m· Comedy· Romance
“The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.”
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.
1949-12-31
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Key Crew
DirectorHenry Koster
ScreenplayHarry Kurnitz
ProducerJerry Wald
Director of PhotographyElwood Bredell
Original Music ComposerJohnny Green
EditorRudi Fehr
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Details
Released1949-12-31
Runtime1h 41m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosWarner Bros. Pictures · First National Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.6/10 · 58 votes
Original languageen
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