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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!
6.8(144)19471h 50m
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.
- Director
- Norman Z. McLeod
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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)
Karen X. Gaylord
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Mary Gleason
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Peter Gowland
RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Georgia Lange
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Norman Z. McLeodDirector
Writing
- Ken EnglundScreenplay
- Everett FreemanScreenplay
- James ThurberStory
Production
- Samuel GoldwynProducer
Camera
- Lee GarmesDirector of Photography
Editing
- Monica CollingwoodEditor
Sound
- David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
- Fred LauSound Recordist
- Emil NewmanMusic Director
Art
- Casey RobertsSet Decoration
- Perry FergusonArt Direction
- George JenkinsArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Robert StephanoffMakeup Artist
- Irene SharaffCostume Design
- Marie ClarkHairstylist
Crew
- Harry Redmond Jr.Special Effects
- Harry Redmond Sr.Special Effects
- John P. FultonSpecial Effects