The Inspector General 74 years old

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

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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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)
Barbara Bates She was 24, 43 years old when she died as Leza
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)
Robert Filmer He was 361, 65 years old when he died as Sentry (uncredited)
Sam Hearn as Gizzick (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt He was 36, 92 years old when he died as Lazlo (uncredited)
Elsa Lanchester She was 47, 84 years old when she died as Maria
Paul Newlan He was 46, 70 years old when he died as Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited)

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
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The Inspector General (74 years)

The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.

  • Release day: Saturday, December 31, 1949
  • Runtime: 101 minutes