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The Inspector General

1949 · 101 min

A bright, silly romp full of mistaken identity and slapstick chaos, with a warm heart and a few catchy tunes.

Directed by
Henry Koster
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates
Tagline
The Kaye way to chaos and corruption.
Overview
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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Directed by
Henry Koster
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • identity
  • deception
  • love
  • justice
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Henry Koster
Written by
Philip Rapp, Harry Kurnitz
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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