The Inspector General 74 years old
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.
Credits
The Inspector General Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Byron Foulger He was 50, 70 years old when he died | as Burbis (uncredited) |
| Danny Kaye He was 36, 74 years old when he died | as Georgi |
| Walter Slezak He was 47, 80 years old when he died | as Yakov |
| Alan Hale He was 57, 57 years old when he died | as Kovatch |
| Jimmy Conlin He was 65, 77 years old when he died | as Turnkey (uncredited) |
| Gene Lockhart He was 58, 65 years old when he died | as The Mayor |
| Joan Vohs She was 22, 73 years old when she died | as Peasant Girl (uncredited) |
| Barbara Pepper She was 34, 54 years old when she died | as Buxom Villager (uncredited) |
| Jeff York He was 37, 83 years old when he died | as Guard (uncredited) |
| Leonard Bremen He was 34, 70 years old when he died | as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Ida Moore She was 67, 82 years old when she died | as Old Villager (uncredited) |
| Benny Baker He was 42, 87 years old when he died | as Telecki (uncredited) |
| Si Jenks He was 73, 93 years old when he died | as Deaf Villager (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva He was 44, 61 years old when he died | as Gregor (uncredited) |
| Rhys Williams He was 52, 71 years old when he died | as Inspector General |
| Maudie Prickett She was 35, 61 years old when she died | as Townwoman (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower He was 59, 74 years old when he died | as Villager (uncredited) |
| Harry Raven | as Sentry (uncredited) |
| Robert Cherry | as Peasant (uncredited) |
| Frank Conlan | as OId Villager (uncredited) |
| Walter Catlett He was 60, 71 years old when he died | as Colonel Castine |
| Herbert Heywood He was 36, 51 years old when he died | as Goatherd (uncredited) |
| Fred Kelsey He was 65, 77 years old when he died | as Villager (uncredited) |
| Norman Leavitt He was 36, 92 years old when he died | as Lazlo (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bates She was 24, 43 years old when she died | as Leza |
| Paul Newlan He was 46, 70 years old when he died | as Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited) |
| George Davis He was 35, 51 years old when he died | as Ladislaus (uncredited) |
| Lester Sharpe He was 55, 68 years old when he died | as Sentry (uncredited) |
| Marc Krah He was 43, 67 years old when he died | as Gypsy (uncredited) |
| Lew Hearn He was 67, 82 years old when he died | as Izzick (uncredited) |
| Sam Hearn | as Gizzick (uncredited) |
| Robert Filmer He was 361, 65 years old when he died | as Sentry (uncredited) |
| Elsa Lanchester She was 47, 84 years old when she died | as Maria |
The Inspector General Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| C.A. Riggs as Sound. | Sound |
| Fred M. MacLean as Set Decoration. He was 51 (77) years old when He died | Art |
| Robert M. Haas as Art Direction. He was 60 (73) years old when He died | Art |
| Harry Kurnitz as Screenplay. He was 41 (60) years old when He died | Writing |
| Henry Koster as Director. He was 44 (83) years old when He died | Directing |
| Arthur Lueker as Assistant Director. | Directing |
| Elwood Bredell as Director of Photography. He was 65 (91) years old when He died | Camera |
| Travilla as Costume Design. He was 29 (70) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Edwin B. DuPar as Special Effects. He was 64 (76) years old when He died | Crew |
| Jerry Wald as Producer. He was 38 (50) years old when He died | Production |
| Philip Rapp as Screenplay. He was 42 (88) years old when He died | Writing |
| William J. Hole, Jr. as Script Supervisor. He was 31 (71) years old when He died | Directing |
| Treg Brown as Sound Editor. He was 50 (84) years old when He died | Sound |
| Johnny Green as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (80) years old when He died | Sound |
| Johnny Green as Music Director. He was 41 (80) years old when He died | Sound |
| Nikolai Gogol as Theatre Play. He was 140 (42) years old when He died | Writing |
| Bert LeBaron as Stunts. He was 48 (54) years old when He died | Crew |
The Inspector General (74 years)
The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.
- Release day: Saturday, December 31, 1949
- Runtime: 101 minutes