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The Inspector General

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Initial release New York
Directors Henry Koster
Story by Nikolai Gogol
Composers Sylvia Fine
Johnny Green
Screenplay Ben Hecht
Harry Kurnitz
Philip Rapp
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About The Inspector General


In this farcical Technicolor musical, snake oil salesman Georgi (Danny Kaye) is too honest for his own good. After his partner (Walter Slezak) fires him, the simple-minded Georgi wanders into a corrupt town where he is mistaken for a diplomat. As Georgi unknowingly enjoys his false identity, the townspeople make several botched attempts to assassinate him, believing he is a powerful politician. Matters get even more tangled, and amusing, when the real inspector general shows up. …

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