The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod

Top 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)

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