USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - Inspector General, The

Inspector General, The

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Inspector General, The -- Uneven Danny Kaye costume vehicle places him at the center of all manner of comic misunderstandings when the corrupt officials (Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale, etc.) of a Central European town mistake a meek vagabond (Kaye) for the Emperor's feared inspector. Directed by Henry Koster, the 19th-century Gogol story is turned into a musical farce, broadly played by Kaye and company often to the point of tedium. Mild romantic subplot. (A-I) (br) ( 1949 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.