The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947
1h 50m
6.8

6.8/10

137 votes • View on IMDb

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

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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $956,625

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English French German

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Quick Facts

Release Date September 1, 1947
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0039808

Cast

Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye

Walter Mitty

Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo

Rosalind van Hoorn

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff

Dr Hugo Hollingshead

Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter

Eunice Mitty

Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford

Gertrude Griswold

Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall

Bruce Pierce

Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones

Tubby Wadsworth

Florence Bates
Florence Bates

Irmagarde Griswold

Konstantin Shayne
Konstantin Shayne

Peter van Hoorn

Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny

Air Commodore

Henry Corden
Henry Corden

Hendrick

Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd

Letitia Follinsbee

Key Crew

Norman Z. McLeod
Director
Everett Freeman
Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Ken Englund
Screenplay