The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 110 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod
Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo and Boris Karloff
IMDb score:
6,9 (7.518)
Releasedate: 1 September 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty plot
"A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!"
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming bookkeeper with an overprotective mother, likes to think of himself as a hero on great adventures. His dream comes true when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a small black book. According to her, the booklet contains the location of the Dutch crown jewels that have been hidden since the Second World War. Before long, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a complicated conspiracy and he has to admit that being a real hero isn't that easy after all.
Actors and actresses
Walter Mitty
Rosalind van Hoorn
Mrs. Mitty
Bruce Pierce
Gertrude Griswold
Mrs. Griswold
Tubby Wadsworth
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Peter van Hoorn
Hendrick
Reviews & comments
Movsin
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- 8286 messages
- 8441 votes
Danny Kaye does not disappoint: "The Inspector General", "The Court Jester", "Hans Christian Anderson"... and also this "Secret Life..." is a crazy comedy with, in addition to the adventure, also witty dialogues and sayings.
Let us forget the slapstick situations to enjoy more the reveries of our Walter, which contain imitations but above all parodies of tough, clichéd situations from films.
Well-spent innocent relaxation.
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MauriceMankes
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- 218 messages
- 213 votes
Rightly a classic film; Danny Kaye is at his best for me; the unsought heroism is also beautiful to see; many memorable moments. I can't imagine there will be a better remake of this.
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mrklm
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- 11629 messages
- 10041 votes
Ken Englund and Everett Freeman adapted the short story into an easy-to-digest, but not very high-quality comic vehicle for Danny Kaye, who is ideal in the leading role but is not very challenged in terms of acting. Walter Mitty [Danny Kaye] works for a pulp fiction publisher. His good ideas have been adopted by his boss [Thurston Hall], who himself takes the credit. However, Walter is not the person to make a problem of this. The books he reads feed his fantasies, in which he is always a romantic hero who helps the attractive Rosalind [Virginia Mayo] out. Boris Karloff plays one of his many villain roles and Kaye entertains the viewer with his slapstick and pelvic twitching. The highlight is 'Symphony For Unstrung Tongue', a wonderful tour-de-force that is tailor-made for Kaye. Remade into a film by Ben Stiller in 2013.
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