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1949 Feature
The Inspector General
Directed by Henry Koster → • Production: Warner Bros.
An illiterate, big-hearted carnival elixir peddler (Danny Kaye) wanders into a corrupt town in the Russian Empire and is mistaken by its terrified, embezzling officials (led by Walter Slezak) for the Tsar's disguised Inspector General. Loose musical-comedy adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's 1836 play.
Runtime
102 minutes
Aspect Ratio
4:3 Academy (Pillarbox)
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Classification
1929–1963 Unrenewed
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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance
First published in 1949. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1929 and 1963 required mandatory formal copyright registration renewal during their 28th year. Official United States Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries records show zero renewal registration was filed, placing this work permanently in the Public Domain.