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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!

19476.81h 50m

Overview

Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Written by Everett Freeman, James Thurber, Ken Englund
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Box Office0Revenue: $957K

Top Cast

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Walter Mitty

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Rosalind van Hoorn

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr Hugo Hollingshead

Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Eunice Mitty

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Gertrude Griswold

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Bruce Pierce

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Tubby Wadsworth

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Irmagarde Griswold

Konstantin Shayne

Konstantin Shayne

Peter van Hoorn

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Air Commodore

Themes & Keywords

daydreaming

About The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a comedy, fantasy, romance film released in 1947 exploring themes of daydreaming. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, it stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff. Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

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