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The Inspector General

The Inspector General

Comedy, Music, Romance

1h 41m

December 31, 1949 (75 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Georgi

Birthday: January 18, 1911

38 March 3, 1987 (76)
Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Yakov

Birthday: May 3, 1902

47 April 21, 1983 (80)
Barbara Bates

Barbara Bates

Leza

Birthday: August 6, 1925

24 March 18, 1969 (43)
Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Maria

Birthday: October 28, 1902

47 December 26, 1986 (84)
Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

The Mayor

Birthday: July 17, 1891

58 March 31, 1957 (65)
Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Kovatch

Birthday: February 9, 1892

57 January 22, 1950 (57)
Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Colonel Castine

Birthday: February 3, 1889

60 November 14, 1960 (71)
Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Inspector General

Birthday: December 30, 1897

52 May 28, 1969 (71)