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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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

1947-09-01 Comedy 1hr 50m

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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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.

  • Released
    1947-09-01
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 50m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Français, Deutsch
  • imdb-logo
    6.9
  • Production
    Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Crew

Norman Z. McLeod
Director
Everett Freeman
Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
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Cast

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Rosalind van Hoorn
Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Mrs. Mitty
Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Bruce Pierce
Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Gertrude Griswold
Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Mrs. Griswold
Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Tubby Wadsworth
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Konstantin Shayne

Konstantin Shayne

Peter van Hoorn
Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Follinsbee
Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld

Anatole
Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Man Drinking (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Western Character (uncredited)
Betty Blythe

Betty Blythe

Floor Manager (uncredited)
Jack Gargan

Jack Gargan

Photographer (uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord

Karen X. Gaylord

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Mary Gleason

Mary Gleason

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Peter Gowland

Peter Gowland

R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)
Georgia Lange

Georgia Lange

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin

Chris-Pin Martin

Waiter (uncredited)
Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Director (uncredited)
Frank Meredith

Frank Meredith

Cop (uncredited)
Martha Montgomery

Martha Montgomery

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Cop (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Irene Vernon

Irene Vernon

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Walker

Lynn Walker

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Western Character (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Illustrator (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)
Dona Dax

Dona Dax

Stenographer (uncredited)
Dick Earle

Dick Earle

Director (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini

Tom Ferrandini

Train Passenger (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman

Raoul Freeman

Department Head (uncredited)
Rudy Germane

Rudy Germane

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2020-04-03

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 ... read more

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. Upon meeting gorgeous Rosalind van Hoorn (Mayo) he gets thrust into a real adventure involving Dutch treasure, but this is real stuff and his life is under threat! A lovely Danny Kaye vehicle full of neatly constructed comedy, pleasant tunes and Technicolor supreme. It's too long at ten minutes shy of two hours, and non Kaye fans are unlikely to be converted, but for the fans this is a delightful way to spend an afternoon as the spy plot unfolds in a whirl of energised malarkey. Karloff a bonus as well. 7/10

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A Review by John Chard

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,...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2020-04-03

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 writte...

read more