The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness! 1947-09-01 United States of America 110 Min. PG-13
6.8 121 votes

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.

Cast

Danny Kaye is Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo is Rosalind van Hoorn
Rosalind van Hoorn
Fay Bainter is Mrs. Mitty
Mrs. Mitty
Thurston Hall is Bruce Pierce
Bruce Pierce
Ann Rutherford is Gertrude Griswold
Gertrude Griswold
Florence Bates is Mrs. Griswold
Mrs. Griswold
Gordon Jones is Tubby Wadsworth
Tubby Wadsworth
Boris Karloff is Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Konstantin Shayne is Peter van Hoorn
Peter van Hoorn
Henry Corden is Hendrick
Hendrick
Doris Lloyd is Mrs. Follinsbee
Mrs. Follinsbee