Goofs
Poor editing (redundancy): When Yakov is first hawking his elixir, and about to reveal Danny's "head" on the serving plate, he picks it up and turns in a far shot, and then immediately, in a closer shot, it shows almost exactly the same motion.
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Quotes
Yakov:
You'll regret this, you fat-faced village idiot!
The Mayor:
What! You... you... How dare you!
Yakov:
Keep your dirty hands off me, you misbegotten peasants!
The Mayor:
Tie him up!
Yakov:
The Emperor will tear this stinking village down over your ears, you thieving lard-bucket! Heads will roll here like marbles - yours first, and then this flea-ridden sack of nothing you call the Inspector General!
Inspector General:
Oh! Why, he's insane! Take him away! Take him away!
Yakov:
This isn't the Inspector General! Don't make me laugh! The great Emperor wouldn't ...
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Soundtracks
"La Marseillaise"
(1792) (uncredited)
Music by
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Variations played in the score
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Hysterical. Danny Kaye is a comedy genius.
The Gypsy song was the best part of the film. (Zummm-shtok-shtok-hahaha) This is worth a look for this scene alone. It was fun watching the crowd get into it. I'd guess that scene was mostly ad-libbed. He clearly was in control. I bought the DVD (public domain) just for that scene.
The supporting cast did a great job too. Slezak nearly stole all of his scenes and Hale Sr. was perfect in support. And the costume designer deserved at least a nomination for the Oscar.
You can't take this one seriously. But then Danny Kaye lived to entertain. And few did it better.