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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Norman Z. McLeod
  • Profile picture of Danny Kaye
    Walter Mitty Danny Kaye
  • Profile picture of Virginia Mayo
    Rosalind van Hoorn Virginia Mayo
  • Profile picture of Fay Bainter
    Mrs. Mitty Fay Bainter
  • Profile picture of Thurston Hall
    Bruce Pierce Thurston Hall
  • Profile picture of Ann Rutherford
    Gertrude Griswold Ann Rutherford
  • Profile picture of Florence Bates
    Mrs. Griswold Florence Bates
  • Profile picture of Gordon Jones
    Tubby Wadsworth Gordon Jones
  • Profile picture of Boris Karloff
    Dr. Hugo Hollingshead Boris Karloff

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Keywords

  • daydreaming