The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Overview
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 Kaye
Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
Rosalind van Hoorn
Boris Karloff
Dr. Hollingshead
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Mitty
Ann Rutherford
Gertrude Griswold
Thurston Hall
Bruce Pierce
Gordon Jones
Tubby Wadsworth
Florence Bates
Mrs. Griswold
Konstantin Shayne
Peter van Hoorn
Reginald Denny
Colonel
Henry Corden
Hendrick
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Follinsbee
Fritz Feld
Anatole
Frank Reicher
Maasdam
Milton Parsons
Butler
Eddie Acuff
Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Robert Altman
Man Drinking (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Western Character (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Floor Manager (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Photographer (uncredited)Recommendations
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