An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a. Danny kaye shines as georgi in this satirical musical comedy about a lovable buffoon who wanders into a town where he is mistaken for the inspector general by its corrupt mayor. The film also stars walter slezak, barbara bates, and elsa lanchester. Rent the inspector general 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd. The inspector general 1949 film streaming ita cb01. Classic kaye craziness of mistaken identities with the master comic portraying a carnival medicine man who is mistaken by the villagers for their feared inspector general. Customers are promised the best of health when they purchase a bottle of phony magic elixir, but georgis conscience wont allow him to go along with the ruse. The inspector general 1949 directed by henry koster genres comedy, musical subgenres comedy of errors, satire, musical comedy release date dec 30, 1949 usa unknown run time 120 min. I laughed at a lot of the jokes, but some scenes were drawn out way too long. The inspector general is an english movie directed by henry koster released in the year 1949. Released 1949, the inspector general stars danny kaye, walter slezak, barbara bates, elsa lanchester the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The inspector general 1949 vhs 1984 danny kaye, walter slezak, barbara bates. Discover new movies, browse movie lists by any category, watch trailers.
The inspector general 1949 film, a comedy based on gogols play and starring danny kaye. It stars danny kaye and was directed by henry koster. Fearing exposure, the mayor and his equally crooked councilors make attempts to assassinate him, but the kindly townspeople are on georgis side. The inspector general is a technicolor tourdeforce for danny kaye, who stars as georgi, a goodhearted soul traveling with a medicine show. Watch the inspector general 1949 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion.
Inspector general walter slezak barbara bates dvd 1949. Some image caption 1 some image caption 1 some image caption 1. The inspector general is a 1949 american technicolor musical comedy film, suggested by the play by nikolai gogol. An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The inspector general showcases all of those talents. Read the full synopsis of the inspector general, 1949, directed by henry koster, with danny kaye, walter slezak, barbara bates, at turner classic movies. Specifically, a gymnastics scene that overstays its welcome. The inspector general 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Inspector general, the danny kaye shines as georgi in this 1949 satirical musical comedy about a loveable buffoon who wanders into a town where he is mistaken for the inspector general by its corrupt mayor. Inspector general walter slezak barbara bates dvd 1949 comedy. Watch the inspector general 1949 full movie free online.
The film is loosely based on nikolai gogols play the inspector general. Rent the inspector general 1949 starring danny kaye and walter slezak on dvd and bluray. Danny kaye, walter slezak, barbara bates, elsa lanchester, gene lockhart, alan hale, walter catlett, rhys williams cineblog 01 the inspector general ita 2018 film completo sottotitoli italiano cb01. Fearing he will discover theyve been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him. The plot is relocated from the russian empire into an unspecified corrupted region of a country that suddenly finds itself under the supervision of the first french empire. The inspector general 1949 stream and watch online. Watch the inspector general online 1949 movie yidio. The story, set in an eastern european village during the 19th century, has kaye as georgi, an illiterate medicineshow huckster who is mistaken for the emperors inspector general. The inspector general 1949 verenigde staten komedie muziek 102 minuten geregisseerd door henry koster met danny kaye, walter slezak en barbara bates nederlands. The inspector general 1949 henry koster releases allmovie.
Fearing he will discover theyve been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts. Danny kaye inaugurates new year in inspector general, a laughprovoker at strand. The inspector general is a funny movie, but is lacking in quite a lot of areas for me. Inspector general walter slezak barbara bates dvd 1949 comedy danny kaye mudicsl. The inspector general 1949 plot summary 3 a towns corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise. Sorry to all those dozens of danny kaye fans the world over, but the inspector general just isnt funny. This movie had danny kaye, walter slezak, barbara bates in the lead roles of the film. Fearing exposure, the mayor and his equally crooked councilors make attempts to assassinate him. The inspector general 1949 full movie video dailymotion. With danny kaye, walter slezak, barbara bates, elsa lanchester. The movie begins as georgi played by danny kaye is working with his partner yakov played wonderfully by walter slezak they are a pair of traveling snake oil salesmen. Apr 28, 2014 watch the inspector general 1949 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Directed by henry koster, the inspector general is loosely adapted from nikolai gogols classic russian story, and it finds kaye as a stooge of walter slezaks iffy tonic peddler who is mistaken by iffy officials of a small russian town for the much feared an. Watch the inspector general 1949 online 6 georgi danny kaye an illiterate member of a gypsy medicine show, is mistaken for the feared and cruel inspector general.
Directed by henry koster, the inspector general is loosely adapted from nikolai gogols classic russian story, and it finds kaye as a stooge of walter slezaks iffy tonic peddler who is mistaken by iffy officials of a small russian town for the much feared and respected inspector general. Inspector general, the danny kaye shines as georgi in this 1949 satirical musical comedy about a loveable buffoon who wanders into a town where he is mistaken for. The towns corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom. The inspector general 1949 the movie database tmdb. The inspector general approved 1h 42min comedy, musical, romance 31 december 1949 usa a towns corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.
Considering this movie was made in 1949 it was well made. The inspector general 1949nlsubs tbs bsam download. Im a longtime fan of danny kaye one of the screens greatest clowns, he has room to truly strut his stuff in this wonderful film. A towns corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise. Original music and lyrics are by the associate producer sylvia fine, who was married to danny kaye, with johnny green credited for musical direction and incidental score. Original music and lyrics are by the associate producer sylvia fine, who was married to danny kaye, with. The story, set in an eastern european village during the 19th century, has kaye as georgi, an illiterate medicineshow huckster who. The inspector general is a 1949 technicolor musical comedy film. The inspector general 1949 dove family friendly movie.
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The towns corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think. The inspector general 1949 a towns corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise. If you like kayes manic performance, youll enjoy this one. The inspector general is a film directed by henry koster with danny kaye, walter slezak, barbara bates, elsa lanchester, year. A con artist is mistaken for an inspector general and is showered with gifts. Inspector general, the 1949 color henry koster director, danny kaye, walter slezak, barbara bates, elsa lanchester actor format. Make your own movie lists and share them with your friends. Movie film detective package the inspector general 1949 gogols classic play, the government inspector, becomes a bright semimusical for kaye as a simpleton mistaken for important bureaucrat in. Kaye is a wandering shill for snakeoil when he is misidentified as an inspector general come to examine a little corrupt town. The inspector general the 1949 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
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