The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

110 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | Sept. 1, 1947

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.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

110 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | Sept. 1, 1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Original title The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Directors Norman Z. McLeod
Writers James Thurber, Ken Englund, Everett Freeman

Cast

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)

Jackie Jordan

as Goldwyn Girl (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)

Dona Dax

as Stenographer (uncredited)