

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · Movie · 1h 50m · NR
ComedyFantasyRomance
"A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Key crew
- Norman Z. McLeodDirector
- Ken EnglundScreenplay
- Everett FreemanScreenplay
- David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Danny KayeWalter Mitty
- Virginia MayoRosalind van Hoorn
- Boris KarloffDr. Hollingshead
- Fay BainterMrs. Mitty
- Ann RutherfordGertrude Griswold
- Thurston HallBruce Pierce
- Gordon JonesTubby Wadsworth
- Florence BatesMrs. Griswold
- Konstantin ShaynePeter van Hoorn
- Reginald DennyColonel
- Henry CordenHendrick
- Doris LloydMrs. Follinsbee
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Themes
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