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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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1947★ 6.8 · 1401h 50mComedyFantasyRomance

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.

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Cast

Robert Altman
as Man Drinking (uncredited)

Virginia Mayo
as Rosalind van Hoorn

Boris Karloff
as Dr. Hollingshead

Danny Kaye
as Walter Mitty

Bess Flowers
as Illustrator (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Follinsbee

Hank Worden
as Western Character (uncredited)

Gordon Jones
as Tubby Wadsworth

Charles Cahill Wilson
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Florence Bates
as Mrs. Griswold

Chris-Pin Martin
as Waiter (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher
as Western Character (uncredited)

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Release date: 1947-09-01

Revenue: $956,625

Runtime: 1h 50m

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ComedyFantasyRomance

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