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The Inspector General
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The Inspector General

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.

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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.

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Cast

Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye

Georgi

Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak

Yakov

Barbara Bates
Barbara Bates

Leza

Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester

Maria

Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart

The Mayor

Alan Hale
Alan Hale

Kovatch

Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett

Colonel Castine

Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams

Inspector General

Benny Baker
Benny Baker

Telecki (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen
Leonard Bremen

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Robert Cherry
Robert Cherry

Peasant (uncredited)

Frank Conlan
Frank Conlan

OId Villager (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin

Turnkey (uncredited)

Helena Dare
Helena Dare

Townwoman (uncredited)

Bryn Davis
Bryn Davis

Councilman's Wife (uncredited)

George Davis
George Davis

Ladislaus (uncredited)

Abe Dinovitch
Abe Dinovitch

Peasant (uncredited)

Art Dupuis
Art Dupuis

Sentry (uncredited)

Robert Filmer
Robert Filmer

Sentry (uncredited)

Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger

Burbis (uncredited)

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