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Cast
Danny Kaye | As: Georgi | |
Walter Slezak | As: Yakov | |
Barbara Bates | As: Leza | |
Elsa Lanchester | As: Maria | |
Gene Lockhart | As: The Mayor |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | The Kaye way to chaos and corruption. |
Certification: | 12 |
Cast
Danny Kaye |
Georgi |
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Walter Slezak |
Yakov |
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Barbara Bates |
Leza |
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Elsa Lanchester |
Maria |
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Gene Lockhart |
The Mayor |
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Alan Hale |
Kovatch |
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Walter Catlett |
Colonel Castine |
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Rhys Williams |
Inspector General |
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Benny Baker |
Telecki (uncredited) |
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Leonard Bremen |
Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Robert Cherry |
Peasant (uncredited) |
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Frank Conlan |
OId Villager (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Conlin |
Turnkey (uncredited) |
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Helena Dare |
Townwoman (uncredited) |
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Bryn Davis |
Councilman's Wife (uncredited) |
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George Davis |
Ladislaus (uncredited) |
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Abe Dinovitch |
Peasant (uncredited) |
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Art Dupuis |
Sentry (uncredited) |
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Robert Filmer |
Sentry (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger |
Burbis (uncredited) |
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Karen Hale |
Councilman's Wife (uncredited) |
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Lew Hearn |
Izzick (uncredited) |
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Sam Hearn |
Gizzick (uncredited) |
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Herbert Heywood |
Goatherd (uncredited) |
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Si Jenks |
Deaf Villager (uncredited) |
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Fred Kelsey |
Villager (uncredited) |
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Joleen King |
Councilman's Wife (uncredited) |
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Marc Krah |
Gypsy (uncredited) |
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Gracille LaVinder |
Townwoman (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt |
Lazlo (uncredited) |
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Ida Moore |
Old Villager (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower |
Villager (uncredited) |
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Alix Nagy |
Councilman's Wife (uncredited) |
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Paul Newlan |
Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited) |
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Nestor Paiva |
Gregor (uncredited) |
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Barbara Pepper |
Buxom Villager (uncredited) |
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Joe Ploski |
Bela (uncredited) |
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Maudie Prickett |
Townwoman (uncredited) |
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Harry Raven |
Sentry (uncredited) |
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Buddy Roosevelt |
Sentry (uncredited) |
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Lester Sharpe |
Sentry (uncredited) |
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Pepi Sinoff |
Councilman's Wife (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey |
Townsman (uncredited) |
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Joan Vohs |
Peasant Girl (uncredited) |
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Audrey Winn |
Councilman's Wife (uncredited) |
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Jeff York |
Guard (uncredited) |
Directed By
Henry Koster |
Director |
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Arthur Lueker |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Philip Rapp |
Screenplay |
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Harry Kurnitz |
Screenplay |
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Nikolai Gogol |
Theatre Play |
Production Crew
Jerry Wald |
Producer |
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Sylvia Fine |
Associate Producer |
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Al Alleborn |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Mitchell Kovaleski |
Color Assistant |
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Rudi Fehr |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Travilla |
Costume Design |
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Perc Westmore |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Johnny Green |
Original Music Composer |
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Johnny Green |
Music Director |
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C.A. Riggs |
Sound |
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Visual Effects
Natalie Kalmus |
Color Designer |
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Camera
Elwood Bredell |
Director of Photography |
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Stanley Young |
Grip |
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Eugene Richee |
Still Photographer |
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George Gordon Nogle |
Camera Operator |
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Lighting
Saul Butner |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Robert M. Haas |
Art Direction |
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Fred M. MacLean |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Ben Hecht |
Additional Writing |
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Eugene Loring |
Choreographer |
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Bert LeBaron |
Stunts |
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Edwin B. DuPar |
Special Effects |
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