The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1947-09-01 United States of America 110 Min. PG-13
6.7 129 votes
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

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 is Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo is Rosalind van Hoorn
Rosalind van Hoorn
Fay Bainter is Mrs. Mitty
Mrs. Mitty
Thurston Hall is Bruce Pierce
Bruce Pierce
Ann Rutherford is Gertrude Griswold
Gertrude Griswold
Florence Bates is Mrs. Griswold
Mrs. Griswold
Gordon Jones is Tubby Wadsworth
Tubby Wadsworth
Boris Karloff is Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Konstantin Shayne is Peter van Hoorn
Peter van Hoorn
Henry Corden is Hendrick
Hendrick
Milton Parsons is Butler
Butler
Doris Lloyd is Mrs. Follinsbee
Mrs. Follinsbee
Fritz Feld is Anatole
Anatole
Frank Reicher is Maasdam
Maasdam
Reginald Denny is Colonel
Colonel
Eddie Acuff is Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Robert Altman is Man Drinking (uncredited)
Man Drinking (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher is Western Character (uncredited)
Western Character (uncredited)
Betty Blythe is Floor Manager (uncredited)
Floor Manager (uncredited)
Jack Gargan is Photographer (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord is Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Mary Gleason is Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Peter Gowland is R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)
R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)
Georgia Lange is Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin is Waiter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank McLure is Director (uncredited)
Director (uncredited)
Frank Meredith is Cop (uncredited)
Cop (uncredited)
Martha Montgomery is Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan is Cop (uncredited)
Cop (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge is Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Irene Vernon is Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Walker is Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson is Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hank Worden is Western Character (uncredited)
Western Character (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy is Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)
Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers is Illustrator (uncredited)
Illustrator (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger is Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)
Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)
Sue Casey is
Dona Dax is Stenographer (uncredited)
Stenographer (uncredited)
Dick Earle is Director (uncredited)
Director (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini is Train Passenger (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman is Department Head (uncredited)
Department Head (uncredited)
Rudy Germane is Bar Patron (uncredited)
Bar Patron (uncredited)

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