The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

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

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.

Date of release
1947-09-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (143)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Director
Norman Z. McLeod

Casting

  • 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

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