
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Based on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-09-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (139 votes)
Themes
- daydreaming
Cast & crew

Danny Kaye
as Walter Mitty

Virginia Mayo
as Rosalind van Hoorn

Boris Karloff
as Dr. Hollingshead

Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Mitty

Ann Rutherford
as Gertrude Griswold

Thurston Hall
as Bruce Pierce

Gordon Jones
as Tubby Wadsworth

Florence Bates
as Mrs. Griswold

Konstantin Shayne
as Peter van Hoorn

Reginald Denny
as Colonel
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod