Vive Monsieur le maire!

Original title: The Inspector General

1949
Approved
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.7K

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Danny Kaye and Barbara Bates in Vive Monsieur le maire! (1949)

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Screwball Comedy Comedy Musical Romance

A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win total

Villager
(uncredited)

Benny Baker

Telecki
(uncredited)

Oscar Blank

Villager
(uncredited)

George Boyce

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Sentry
(uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Lieutenant
(uncredited)

Harriett Brest

Villager
(uncredited)

Albert Cavens

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Sentry
(uncredited)

Robert Cherry

Peasant
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Nikolay Gogol's play, "The Inspector General" opened in St. Petersburg, Russia. in April 1836.

Goofs
When Yakov first reads the note from Leza we can see it says "They are trying to kill you. Don't go near the barn." Later, when the woodchopper reads it he says "Don't go near the barn. They are trying to kill you."

Quotes
Yakov: May I become a wandering gypsy if I'm not telling the truth.
Georgi: But you ARE a wandering gypsy.
Yakov: That proves I'm telling the truth.

Connections
Edited into Your Afternoon Movie: Inspector General (2022)

Soundtracks
The Medicine Show
(1949) (uncredited)
(aka "Yakov's Elixir")
Music and Lyrics by Sylvia Fine
Played by Musicians at the Medicine Show
Sung by Danny Kaye
Variations played in the score

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Featured review

8/10

Good clean fun, with a morality lesson.

Movies, and TV of today lack a lot of things to make them good clean fun and family entertainment, but old movies such as this have it in spades. The entire movie ends up being an object lesson in honesty and I for one applaud these types of shows. Danny Kaye brings an innocence and energy to keep this movie going through the parts that try and bog the story line down I recommend this to for all ages although those under 10 may have a difficult time understanding parts of this film.