THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

 "THE INSPECTOR GENERAL" --- (1949) --- 

MY THOUGHTS:

One thing that can be said about Danny Kaye is: he never disappoints! He is someone who eagerly used all of his many talents, to create quality entertainment for all types of audiences. I always laugh, marvel, and smile, the entire time, whenever I watch one of his films. They are fun. They are interesting. They are colorful. They are imaginative. And, best of all, they can be watched by the whole family! I had fun watching this one again. For those of you who have never watched it, check it out, because he "does not disappoint!"

SYNOPSIS:

"In this farcical Technicolor musical, snake oil salesman Georgi is too honest for his own good. After his partner 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."

STARRING:

Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester, Alan Hale, Sr. and Gene Lockhart

SCREENPLAY:

Harry Kurnitz, Philip Rapp and Ben Hect; as adapted from Nikolai Gogol's play "The Inspector General."

DIRECTOR:

Henry Koster

AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:

It won a Golden Globe for: "Best Original Score" (Johnny Green).