The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming pulp-fiction writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes true 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 and has to admit that being a hero in real life isn't that easy.
Direction Norman Z. McLeod
Cast Danny Kaye · Virginia Mayo · Boris Karloff · Fay Bainter · Ann Rutherford · Thurston Hall · Gordon Jones · Florence Bates · Konstantin Shayne · Reginald Denny · Henry Corden · Doris Lloyd · Fritz Feld · Frank Reicher · Milton Parsons
Soundtrack David Raksin
Screenplay James Thurber
Cinematography Lee Garmes
Original title The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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