The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

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  • Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1947-09-01
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 125 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Norman Z. McLeod
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From 125 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Danny Kaye

    as Walter Mitty

  • Virginia Mayo

    as Rosalind van Hoorn

  • Fay Bainter

    as Mrs. Mitty

  • Thurston Hall

    as Bruce Pierce

  • Ann Rutherford

    as Gertrude Griswold

  • Florence Bates

    as Mrs. Griswold

  • Gordon Jones

    as Tubby Wadsworth

  • Boris Karloff

    as Dr. Hugo Hollingshead

  • Konstantin Shayne

    as Peter van Hoorn

  • Henry Corden

    as Hendrick

  • Milton Parsons

    as Butler

  • Doris Lloyd

    as Mrs. Follinsbee

  • Fritz Feld

    as Anatole

  • Frank Reicher

    as Maasdam

  • Reginald Denny

    as Colonel

  • Eddie Acuff

    as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)

  • Robert Altman

    as Man Drinking (uncredited)

  • Billy Bletcher

    as Western Character (uncredited)

  • Betty Blythe

    as Floor Manager (uncredited)

  • Jack Gargan

    as Photographer (uncredited)

  • Karen X. Gaylord

    as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

  • Mary Gleason

    as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

  • Peter Gowland

    as R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)

  • Georgia Lange

    as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

  • Chris-Pin Martin

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Frank McLure

    as Director (uncredited)

  • Frank Meredith

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Martha Montgomery

    as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

  • Brick Sullivan

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Charles Trowbridge

    as Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)

  • Irene Vernon

    as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

  • Lynn Walker

    as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

  • Charles C. Wilson

    as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Hank Worden

    as Western Character (uncredited)

  • Helen Jerome Eddy

    as Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers

    as Illustrator (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Granger

    as Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)

  • Sue Casey

    as

  • Dona Dax

    as Stenographer (uncredited)

  • Dick Earle

    as Director (uncredited)

  • Tom Ferrandini

    as Train Passenger (uncredited)

  • Raoul Freeman

    as Department Head (uncredited)

  • Rudy Germane

    as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Directing Norman Z. McLeod Director
Production Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Writing James Thurber Story
Writing Ken Englund Screenplay
Writing Everett Freeman Screenplay
Camera Lee Garmes Director of Photography
Sound David Raksin Original Music Composer
Editing Monica Collingwood Editor
Art Perry Ferguson Art Direction
Art George Jenkins Art Direction
Art Casey Roberts Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Irene Sharaff Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Robert Stephanoff Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Marie Clark Hairstylist
Crew Harry Redmond Jr. Special Effects
Crew Harry Redmond Sr. Special Effects
Crew John P. Fulton Special Effects
Sound Fred Lau Sound Recordist
Sound Emil Newman Music Director

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