The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 50m
- Director Norman Z. McLeod
- Genres Comedy Fantasy Romance
- Rating 6.8/10 (143 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Danny Kaye
as Walter Mitty
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Virginia Mayo
as Rosalind van Hoorn
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Boris Karloff
as Dr. Hollingshead
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Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Mitty
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Ann Rutherford
as Gertrude Griswold
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Thurston Hall
as Bruce Pierce
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Gordon Jones
as Tubby Wadsworth
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Florence Bates
as Mrs. Griswold
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Konstantin Shayne
as Peter van Hoorn
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Reginald Denny
as Colonel
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Henry Corden
as Hendrick
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Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Follinsbee
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Fritz Feld
as Anatole
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Frank Reicher
as Maasdam
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Milton Parsons
as Butler
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Eddie Acuff
as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
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Robert Altman
as Man Drinking (uncredited)
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Billy Bletcher
as Western Character (uncredited)
Crew
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Norman Z. McLeod
Director
- Lee Garmes Director of Photography
- Monica Collingwood Editor
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David Raksin
Original Music Composer
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Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
- Everett Freeman Screenplay
- Ken Englund Screenplay
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