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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Philip Rapp (screenplay) and
Harry Kurnitz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
31 December 1949 (USA) more
Plot:
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. more
NewsDesk:
Costume Design in the Digital Age in Hollywood
(From Alternative Film Guide. 16 April 2009, 5:06 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
My brief review of the film more (22 total)
Cast
(Complete credited 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Happy Times (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:G (Ontario) | Australia:G | Finland:S | USA:Approved
Filming Locations:
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
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Trivia:
Nikolai Gogol's play, "The Inspector General" opened in St. Petersburg, Russia. in April 1836. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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." more
Quotes:
Georgi: [making up code for "arrogance, elegance, and smarts"] Give 'em the fist, give 'em the wrist, give 'em the finger! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Hogan's Heroes: The Collector General (#3.27)" (1968) more
Soundtrack:
Brodny more
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It is easy to see that this film was intended to be more of a vehicle for Danny Kaye's comedy antics than a fully developed and deep farce, but even so it is entertaining to watch, with some good tunes and a fair amount of funny moments to be had. It is awfully silly at times, with over-the-top jokes and various excesses, but it makes pretty good viewing in general. Well-used sound effects plus apt costumes and sets help enhance the experience too. It takes a while to warm up, and some of the time old elements are thrown in to not much avail, such as a typical love subplot, but if one is to take the film lightheartedly it is quite amusing, even if some of Kaye's skits go a bit overboard.