The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
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.

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Cast

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye As: Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo Virginia Mayo As: Rosalind van Hoorn
Fay Bainter Fay Bainter As: Mrs. Mitty
Thurston Hall Thurston Hall As: Bruce Pierce
Ann Rutherford Ann Rutherford As: Gertrude Griswold
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Language: English, Français, Deutsch

Release Date: 01 September 1947

Country: US

Runtime: 110m

Company Credits

Company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Revenue: $956,625

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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)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Irene Sharaff

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Marie Clark

Marie Clark

Hairstylist

Robert Stephanoff

Robert Stephanoff

Makeup Artist

Sound

David Raksin

David Raksin

Original Music Composer

Fred Lau

Fred Lau

Sound Recordist

Emil Newman

Emil Newman

Music Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Lee Garmes

Lee Garmes

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

George Jenkins

George Jenkins

Art Direction

Casey Roberts

Casey Roberts

Set Decoration

Perry Ferguson

Perry Ferguson

Art Direction

Other Crew

Harry Redmond Sr.

Harry Redmond Sr.

Special Effects

Harry Redmond Jr.

Harry Redmond Jr.

Special Effects

John P. Fulton

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

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