The Inspector General
1949 · directed by Henry Koster
- Rating
- 77/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Inspector General (1949), directed by Henry Koster, rates 77/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Danny Kaye
- Walter Slezak
- Barbara Bates
- Elsa Lanchester
- Gene Lockhart
- Alan Hale
- Walter Catlett
- Rhys Williams
- Benny Baker
- Leonard Bremen
Crew
- Elwood Bredell — Director of Photography
- Rudi Fehr — Editor
- Johnny Green — Original Music Composer
- Harry Kurnitz — Screenplay
- Philip Rapp — Screenplay
More from Henry Koster
- Harvey (1950) — 80/100 · hit
- The Bishop's Wife (1947) — 76/100
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) — 72/100
- The Story of Ruth (1960) — 71/100
- No Highway in the Sky (1951) — 71/100
- My Cousin Rachel (1952) — 65/100
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