The Inspector General

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"The Kaye way to chaos and corruption."

Summary

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.

Director:

Henry Koster

Writers:

Philip Rapp,Harry Kurnitz,Nikolai Gogol

Producer:

Jerry Wald

Stars:

Danny Kaye,Walter Slezak,Barbara Bates