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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 Directed by Norman Z. McLeod

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , German
Gneres Comedy , Fantasy , Romance
Production Company Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Revenue $956,625
Release Date 1 September 1947
110 mins
Cast
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo Rosalind van Hoorn
Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter Mrs. Mitty
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall Bruce Pierce
Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford Gertrude Griswold
Florence Bates
Florence Bates Mrs. Griswold
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones Tubby Wadsworth
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Konstantin Shayne
Konstantin Shayne Peter van Hoorn
Henry Corden
Henry Corden Hendrick
Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons Butler
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd Mrs. Follinsbee
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld Anatole
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher Maasdam
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny Colonel
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Robert Altman
Robert Altman Man Drinking (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher Western Character (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Betty Blythe Floor Manager (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Jack Gargan Photographer (uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord
Karen X. Gaylord Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Mary Gleason
Mary Gleason Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Peter Gowland
Peter Gowland R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)
Georgia Lange
Georgia Lange Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Chris-Pin Martin Waiter (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Frank McLure Director (uncredited)
Frank Meredith
Frank Meredith Cop (uncredited)
Martha Montgomery
Martha Montgomery Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Brick Sullivan Cop (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Irene Vernon
Irene Vernon Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Walker
Lynn Walker Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Hank Worden Western Character (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers Illustrator (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Sue Casey
Dona Dax
Dona Dax Stenographer (uncredited)
Dick Earle
Dick Earle Director (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Tom Ferrandini Train Passenger (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Raoul Freeman Department Head (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Rudy Germane Bar Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Z. McLeod
Writers
Ken Englund
Ken Englund
Everett Freeman
Everett Freeman
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Cinematography
Lee Garmes
Lee Garmes
Composer
David Raksin
David Raksin
Editor
Monica Collingwood
Monica Collingwood
Story
James Thurber
James Thurber
Art Direction
Perry Ferguson
Perry Ferguson
George Jenkins
George Jenkins
Set Decoration
Casey Roberts
Casey Roberts
Costume Design
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Makeup Artist
Robert Stephanoff
Robert Stephanoff
Hairstylist
Marie Clark
Marie Clark
Music
Emil Newman
Emil Newman