Movie
The Inspector General
Released: December 31, 1949 (1949)
Runtime: 101 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Walter Catlett as Colonel Castine
Age at release: 60
- Gene Lockhart as The Mayor
Age at release: 58
- Alan Hale as Kovatch
Age at release: 57
- Rhys Williams as Inspector General
Age at release: 52
- Walter Slezak as Yakov
Age at release: 47
- Elsa Lanchester as Maria
Age at release: 47
- Benny Baker as Telecki (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Danny Kaye as Georgi
Age at release: 38
- Leonard Bremen as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Age at release: 34
- Barbara Bates as Leza
Age at release: 24
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- Si Jenks as Deaf Villager (uncredited)
Age at release: 73
- Herbert Heywood as Goatherd (uncredited)
Age at release: 68
- Jimmy Conlin as Turnkey (uncredited)
Age at release: 65
- Fred Kelsey as Villager (uncredited)
Age at release: 65
- Sam Hearn as Gizzick (uncredited)
Age at release: 61
- George Davis as Ladislaus (uncredited)
Age at release: 60
- Byron Foulger as Burbis (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
- Gracille LaVinder as Townwoman (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Marc Krah as Gypsy (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Norman Leavitt as Lazlo (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
- Robert Cherry as Peasant (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Frank Conlan as OId Villager (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Helena Dare as Townwoman (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Bryn Davis as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Abe Dinovitch as Peasant (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Art Dupuis as Sentry (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Filmer as Sentry (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Karen Hale as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Lew Hearn as Izzick (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Joleen King as Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown