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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!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Danny Kaye

      Walter Mitty

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      Virginia Mayo

      Rosalind van Hoorn

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      Fay Bainter

      Mrs. Mitty

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      Thurston Hall

      Bruce Pierce

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      Ann Rutherford

      Gertrude Griswold

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      Florence Bates

      Mrs. Griswold

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      Gordon Jones

      Tubby Wadsworth

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      Boris Karloff

      Dr. Hugo Hollingshead

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      Konstantin Shayne

      Peter van Hoorn

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      Henry Corden

      Hendrick

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      Milton Parsons

      Butler

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      Doris Lloyd

      Mrs. Follinsbee

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      Fritz Feld

      Anatole

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      Frank Reicher

      Maasdam

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      Reginald Denny

      Colonel

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      Eddie Acuff

      Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)

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      Robert Altman

      Man Drinking (uncredited)

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      Billy Bletcher

      Western Character (uncredited)

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      Betty Blythe

      Floor Manager (uncredited)

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      Jack Gargan

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Karen X. Gaylord

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Mary Gleason

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Peter Gowland

      R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)

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      Georgia Lange

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Chris-Pin Martin

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Frank McLure

      Director (uncredited)

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      Frank Meredith

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Martha Montgomery

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Brick Sullivan

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Charles Trowbridge

      Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)

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      Irene Vernon

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Lynn Walker

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Charles C. Wilson

      Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Hank Worden

      Western Character (uncredited)

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      Helen Jerome Eddy

      Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Illustrator (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Granger

      Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)

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      Sue Casey

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      Dona Dax

      Stenographer (uncredited)

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      Dick Earle

      Director (uncredited)

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      Tom Ferrandini

      Train Passenger (uncredited)

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      Raoul Freeman

      Department Head (uncredited)

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      Rudy Germane

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Apr 03 2020
    I wake up dreaming. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is directed by Norman Z. McLeod and adapted loosely to screenplay by Ken Englund and Everett Freeman from the short story of the same name written by James Thurber. It stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Thurston Hall, Ann Rutherford, Konstantin Shayne and Gordon Jones. A Technicoor production with music by Sylvia Fine (songs) and David Raskin (score) and cinematography by Lee Garmes. Milquetoast Walter Mitty (Kaye) escapes the incessant needling of those around him by dreaming up exciting adventures for himself....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • daydreaming