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Film / 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
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 …
The story
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 KayeWalter Mitty
Virginia MayoRosalind van Hoorn
Boris KarloffDr. Hollingshead
Fay BainterMrs. Mitty
Ann RutherfordGertrude Griswold
Thurston HallBruce Pierce
Gordon JonesTubby Wadsworth
Florence BatesMrs. Griswold
Konstantin ShaynePeter van Hoorn
Reginald DennyColonel
Henry CordenHendrick
Doris LloydMrs. Follinsbee
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Fritz FeldAnatole
Frank ReicherMaasdam
Milton ParsonsButler
Eddie AcuffWells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Robert AltmanMan Drinking (uncredited)
Billy BletcherWestern Character (uncredited)
Betty BlytheFloor Manager (uncredited)
Jack GarganPhotographer (uncredited)
Karen X. GaylordGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Mary GleasonGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Peter GowlandRAF Pilot (uncredited)
Georgia LangeGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Chris-Pin MartinWaiter (uncredited)
Frank McLureDirector (uncredited)
Frank MeredithCop (uncredited)
Martha MontgomeryGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Brick SullivanCop (uncredited)
Charles TrowbridgeDr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Irene VernonGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Lynn WalkerGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Charles Cahill WilsonPolice Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hank WordenWestern Character (uncredited)
Helen Jerome EddyLingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)
Bess FlowersIllustrator (uncredited)
Dorothy GrangerWrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)
Sue Casey(uncredited)
Dona DaxStenographer (uncredited)
Dick EarleDirector (uncredited)
Tom FerrandiniTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Raoul FreemanDepartment Head (uncredited)
Rudy GermaneBar Patron (uncredited)
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