The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.781
110 minutes
9/1/1947
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 List
Danny Kaye
as Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
as Rosalind van Hoorn
Boris Karloff
as Dr Hugo Hollingshead
Fay Bainter
as Eunice Mitty
Ann Rutherford
as Gertrude Griswold
Thurston Hall
as Bruce Pierce
Gordon Jones
as Tubby Wadsworth
Florence Bates
as Irmagarde Griswold
Konstantin Shayne
as Peter van Hoorn
Reginald Denny
as Air Commodore
Henry Corden
as Hendrick
Doris Lloyd
as Letitia Follinsbee
Fritz Feld
as Anatole
Frank Reicher
as Karel Maasdam
Milton Parsons
as Tyler
Eddie Acuff
as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Robert Altman
as Man Drinking (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
as Western Character (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
as Floor Manager (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Photographer (uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Mary Gleason
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Peter Gowland
as R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)
Georgia Lange
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
as Waiter (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Director (uncredited)
Frank Meredith
as Cop (uncredited)
Martha Montgomery
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Cop (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
as Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Irene Vernon
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Walker
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hank Worden
as Western Character (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy
as Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Illustrator (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
as Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Dona Dax
as Stenographer (uncredited)
Dick Earle
as Director (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
as Department Head (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Bar Patron (uncredited)