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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  • 1947
  • Approved
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
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A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.

  • Director
    • Norman Z. McLeod
  • Writers
    • Ken Englund
    • Everett Freeman
    • James Thurber
  • Stars
    • Danny Kaye
    • Virginia Mayo
    • Boris Karloff
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    • Director
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Writers
      • Ken Englund
      • Everett Freeman
      • James Thurber
    • Stars
      • Danny Kaye
      • Virginia Mayo
      • Boris Karloff
    • 76User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Danny Kaye
    Danny Kaye
    • Walter Mitty
    Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Mayo
    • Rosalind van Hoorn
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
    Fay Bainter
    Fay Bainter
    • Mrs. Eunice Mitty
    Ann Rutherford
    Ann Rutherford
    • Gertrude Griswold
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    • Bruce Pierce
    Gordon Jones
    Gordon Jones
    • Tubby Wadsworth
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Mrs. Irma Griswold
    Konstantin Shayne
    Konstantin Shayne
    • Peter van Hoorn
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Colonel
    Henry Corden
    Henry Corden
    • Hendrick
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Mrs. Leticia Follinsbee
    Fritz Feld
    Fritz Feld
    • Anatole
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Karl Maasdam
    Milton Parsons
    Milton Parsons
    • Butler Tyler
    The Goldwyn Girls
    • Dancing Ensemble
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Wells Fargo Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Flower Truck Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Writers
      • Ken Englund
      • Everett Freeman
      • James Thurber
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    • Trivia
      Author James Thurber offered producer Samuel Goldwyn $10,000 to not make the film.
    • Goofs
      After getting off the train where he met Rosalind van Hoorn, Walter runs into her sitting in a yellow and red Skyview cab. He gets in with her. When he gets out the cab, it has changed to a pink and tan A&R Service Co. cab.
    • Quotes

      Walter Mitty: Your small minds are musclebound with suspicion. That's because the only exercise you ever get is jumping to conclusions.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Dick Cavett Show: Danny Kaye (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      The Words and Music for
      "Symphony for Unstrung Tongue"

      by Sylvia Fine

      Performed by Danny Kaye (uncredited)

    User reviews76

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    7/10

    Hilarious Comedy

    In New York, the clumsy Walter Mitty (Danny Kaye) is the publisher of pulp fiction at the Pierce Publishing house owned by Bruce Pierce (Thurston Hall). He lives with his overprotective and abusive mother (Fay Bainter) and neither his fiancée Gertrude Griswold (Ann Rutherford) and her mother (Florence Bates) nor his best friend Tubby Wadsworth (Gordon Jones) respects him. Walter is an escapist and daydreams into a world of fantasy many times along the day. When Walter is commuting, he stumbles in the train with the gorgeous Rosalind van Hoorn (Virginia Mayo) that uses Walter to escape from her pursuer. Walter unintentionally gets involved with a dangerous ring of spies that are seeking a black book with notes about a hidden treasure.

    "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1947) is a hilarious comedy about a clumsy daydreamer that gets into a dangerous ring of spies. Last Saturday I watched the annoying "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (2013) with Ben Stiller and I decided to seek the original 1947 movie that is better and better, with many gags. Danny Kaye is very funny performing the clumsy and coward Walter Mitty. Forget the 2013 remake and prefer to see the original 1947 comedy. My vote is seven.

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Tajni zivot Voltera Mitija
    • Filming locations
      • Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $956,625
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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