The Inspector General

6.5

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.

Discover

Danny Kaye

Georgi

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)

Art

Robert M. Haas

Art Direction

Fred M. MacLean

Set Decoration

Camera

Elwood Bredell

Director of Photography

Eugene Richee

Still Photographer

George Gordon Nogle

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Travilla

Costume Design

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Crew

Ben Hecht

Additional Writing

Edwin B. DuPar

Special Effects

Eugene Loring

Choreographer

Directing

Henry Koster

Director

Arthur Lueker

Assistant Director

Editing

Mitchell Kovaleski

Color Assistant

Rudi Fehr

Editor

Lighting

Saul Butner

Gaffer

Production

Jerry Wald

Producer

Sylvia Fine

Associate Producer

Al Alleborn

Production Manager

Sound

Johnny Green

Original Music Composer

Johnny Green

Music Director

Writing

Harry Kurnitz

Screenplay

Philip Rapp

Screenplay

Nikolai Gogol

Theatre Play

Art

Robert M. Haas

Art Direction

Fred M. MacLean

Set Decoration

Camera

Elwood Bredell

Director of Photography

Eugene Richee

Still Photographer

George Gordon Nogle

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Travilla

Costume Design

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Crew

Ben Hecht

Additional Writing

Edwin B. DuPar

Special Effects

Eugene Loring

Choreographer

Directing

Henry Koster

Director

Arthur Lueker

Assistant Director

Editing

Mitchell Kovaleski

Color Assistant

Rudi Fehr

Editor

Lighting

Saul Butner

Gaffer

Production

Jerry Wald

Producer

Sylvia Fine

Associate Producer

Al Alleborn

Production Manager

Sound

Johnny Green

Original Music Composer

Johnny Green

Music Director

Writing

Harry Kurnitz

Screenplay

Philip Rapp

Screenplay

Nikolai Gogol

Theatre Play