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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| User ReviewLetitia RDanny Kaye is by far one of my favourite comedic actors. This hilarious mistaken identity story is great. It's a must see again and again. |
| User ReviewEdith NOne of my favorite musicals and films growing up.. I can dang near quote this entire movie I have seen it so many times. The acting is good, the characters likable and songs get stuck in your head. |
| User ReviewScott AThis man is a genius..Danny Kaye...love him in this...talk about funny..he's a natural at what he does |
| User ReviewMike FI first watched this when I was a young boy, and loved it! Danny Kaye was fabulous & Basil Rathbone as the villain...what more could you want. To anyone who didn't enjoy this movie...what not enough swearing or gore????? |
| User ReviewJosh SOne of my all time favorites. A fantastic musical comedy. Hilarious. |
| User ReviewTina HI LOVE Danny Kaye!!! This movie is Hilarious!!! |
| User ReviewShawn COne of the best movies of ALL time! Can't get enough of Danny Kaye... |
| User ReviewEvelyn JI love this movie!!! Danny Kaye is amazing as usual. And the "Broccli to the sky" song is roll-on-the-floor hilarious! It is a nightly ritual at our house to sing it every time we eat broccli. :D |
| User ReviewBill WI think this is the best of the Danny Kaye movies. What's even better is if you look carefully you can find the DVD for a buck or two. It would be nice if it were cleaned up and accompanied with commentaries and other features. The higher price would be worth it. This is entertaining from beginning to end. The part where Kaye splits his personalities is hilarious - "Be elegant, be eloquent, be smart." I highly recommend it. |
| User ReviewPrivate UNot Danny Kaye's best work, but definately a lot of fun. Comedy like this isnt' put into movies any more. This is just good, solid comedy! Fun times! |
