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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
★ 6.8/10•1947•1h 50m•NR•Comedy•Fantasy•Romance

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

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.

Norman Z. McLeod · Director

Everett Freeman · Screenplay

Ken Englund · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 1, 1947
Revenue$956,625

Actors

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Walter Mitty

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Rosalind van Hoorn

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Hollingshead

Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Mrs. Mitty

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Gertrude Griswold

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Bruce Pierce

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Tubby Wadsworth

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Mrs. Griswold

Konstantin Shayne

Konstantin Shayne

Peter van Hoorn

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Colonel

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Hendrick

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Follinsbee

Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld

Anatole

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Maasdam

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

Butler

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)

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