| The Inspector General | |
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| Directed by | Henry Koster |
| Screenplay by | Philip Rapp and Harry Kurnitz |
| Based on | Suggested by the play by Nikolai Gogol |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald Sylvia Fine (associate producer) |
| Starring | Danny Kaye Walter Slezak Barbara Bates Elsa Lanchester |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Edited by | Rudi Fehr |
| Music by | Sylvia Fine (lyrics and music) Johnny Green (musical direction and incidental score) |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,873,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,910,000[1] $2.2 million (US rentals)[2] |
The Inspector General is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film. It stars Danny Kaye and was directed by Henry Koster. The film also stars Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, and Elsa Lanchester. 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. The film is loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's play The Inspector General. The plot is re-located from the Russian Empire into an unspecified corrupted region of a European country that suddenly finds itself under the supervision of the First French Empire.
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See "Appendix 1". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15 (sup1): 30. 1995. doi:10.1080/01439689508604551.
- ^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951.