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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

1h 50m · 1 Sep 1947

A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!

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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.

Movie ID90574
GenreComedy, Fantasy, Romance
DirectorNorman Z. McLeod
Main castDanny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford, Thurston Hall, Gordon Jones, Florence Bates
Release date1 September 1947
Release year1947
LanguageEnglish
Duration110 min (1h 50m)
Rating6.8 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseSamuel Goldwyn Productions

Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Writers: Everett Freeman, James Thurber, Ken Englund

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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 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)

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