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.
Cast
Danny Kaye
Georgi
Walter Slezak
Yakov
Barbara Bates
Leza
Elsa Lanchester
Maria
Gene Lockhart
The Mayor
Alan Hale
Kovatch
Walter Catlett
Colonel Castine
Rhys Williams
Inspector General
Benny Baker
Telecki (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
Peasant (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
OId Villager (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Turnkey (uncredited)
Helena Dare
Townwoman (uncredited)
Bryn Davis
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
George Davis
Ladislaus (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Peasant (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Sentry (uncredited)
Robert Filmer
Sentry (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Burbis (uncredited)
Karen Hale
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Lew Hearn
Izzick (uncredited)
Sam Hearn
Gizzick (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Goatherd (uncredited)
Si Jenks
Deaf Villager (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Villager (uncredited)
Joleen King
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Marc Krah
Gypsy (uncredited)
Gracille LaVinder
Townwoman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Lazlo (uncredited)
Ida Moore
Old Villager (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Villager (uncredited)
Alix Nagy
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Gregor (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Buxom Villager (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Bela (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
Townwoman (uncredited)
Harry Raven
Sentry (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Sentry (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Sentry (uncredited)
Pepi Sinoff
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Townsman (uncredited)
Joan Vohs
Peasant Girl (uncredited)
Audrey Winn
Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Jeff York
Guard (uncredited)
Crew
Henry Koster
Director
Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay
Philip Rapp
Screenplay
Rudi Fehr
Editor
Elwood Bredell
Director of Photography
Mitchell Kovaleski
Color Assistant
Arthur Lueker
Assistant Director
Jerry Wald
Producer
Sylvia Fine
Associate Producer
George Gordon Nogle
Camera Operator
Travilla
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
C.A. Riggs
Sound
Edwin B. DuPar
Special Effects
Johnny Green
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Eugene Richee
Still Photographer
Bert LeBaron
Stunts
Eugene Loring
Choreographer
Ben Hecht
Additional Writing
Stanley Young
Grip
Saul Butner
Gaffer
Al Alleborn
Production Manager
Natalie Kalmus
Color Designer
Nikolai Gogol
Theatre Play
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
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