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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 (1947) is a comedy, fantasy and romance film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, released on September 1, 1947 with a runtime of 1h 50m. It stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff and Fay Bainter. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 142 ratings.
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Danny Kaye
as Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
as Rosalind van Hoorn
Boris Karloff
as Dr. Hollingshead
Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Mitty
Ann Rutherford
as Gertrude Griswold
Thurston Hall
as Bruce Pierce
Gordon Jones
as Tubby Wadsworth
Florence Bates
as Mrs. Griswold
Konstantin Shayne
as Peter van Hoorn
Reginald Denny
as Colonel
Henry Corden
as Hendrick
Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Follinsbee
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, written by Ken Englund, Everett Freeman and James Thurber, produced by Samuel Goldwyn.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 142 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on April 3, 2020
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) includes Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter and Ann Rutherford. The film was directed by Norman Z. McLeod. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was released on September 1, 1947 and runs for 1h 50m.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 142 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, fantasy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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