The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!
1947 · 1h 50m · APPROVED
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
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.
Director and cast
- Norman Z. McLeod Director
- Danny Kaye as Walter Mitty
- Virginia Mayo as Rosalind van Hoorn
- Boris Karloff as Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
- Fay Bainter as Mrs. Mitty
- Ann Rutherford as Gertrude Griswold
- Thurston Hall as Bruce Pierce
- Gordon Jones as Tubby Wadsworth
- Florence Bates as Mrs. Griswold
- Konstantin Shayne as Peter van Hoorn
- Reginald Denny as Colonel
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