The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Name: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1947-09-01
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.8

★ 6,8 /10 (142 Votes)

1947 EN 110 min

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.

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Release date

01/09/1947

Votes

142

Popularity

2.5

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

Genres

Comedy Fantasy Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

110 min

Revenue

$956,625

Danny Kaye

Walter Mitty

Virginia Mayo

Rosalind van Hoorn

Boris Karloff

Dr. Hollingshead

Fay Bainter

Mrs. Mitty

Ann Rutherford

Gertrude Griswold

Thurston Hall

Bruce Pierce

Gordon Jones

Tubby Wadsworth

Florence Bates

Mrs. Griswold

Konstantin Shayne

Peter van Hoorn

Reginald Denny

Colonel

Henry Corden

Hendrick

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Follinsbee

Fritz Feld

Anatole

Frank Reicher

Maasdam

Milton Parsons

Butler

Eddie Acuff

Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)

Robert Altman

Man Drinking (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Western Character (uncredited)

Betty Blythe

Floor Manager (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Photographer (uncredited)

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Karen X. Gaylord

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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Mary Gleason

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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Peter Gowland

RAF Pilot (uncredited)

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Georgia Lange

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Waiter (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Director (uncredited)

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Frank Meredith

Cop (uncredited)

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Martha Montgomery

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Cop (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)

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Irene Vernon

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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Lynn Walker

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Charles Cahill Wilson

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Western Character (uncredited)

Helen Jerome Eddy

Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Illustrator (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)

Sue Casey

(uncredited)

Dona Dax

Stenographer (uncredited)

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Dick Earle

Director (uncredited)

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Tom Ferrandini

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Raoul Freeman

Department Head (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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I wake up dreaming. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is directed by Norman Z. McLeod and adapted loosely to screenplay by Ken Englund and Everett Freeman from the short story of the same name written by James Thurber. It stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Thurston Hall, Ann Rutherford, Konstantin Shayne and Gordon Jones. A Technicoor production with music by Sylvia Fine (songs) and David Raskin (score) and cinematography by Lee Garmes. Milquetoast Walter Mitty (Kaye) escapes the incessant needling of those around him by dreaming up exciting adventures for himself…

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