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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.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Starring: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff

Released: September 1, 1947

Runtime: 110.0

Popularity Rating: 3.040

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

United States of America

Walter Mitty Danny Kaye
Rosalind van Hoorn Virginia Mayo
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead Boris Karloff
Mrs. Mitty Fay Bainter
Gertrude Griswold Ann Rutherford
Bruce Pierce Thurston Hall
Tubby Wadsworth Gordon Jones
Mrs. Griswold Florence Bates
Peter van Hoorn Konstantin Shayne
Colonel Reginald Denny
Hendrick Henry Corden
Mrs. Follinsbee Doris Lloyd
Anatole Fritz Feld
Maasdam Frank Reicher
Butler Milton Parsons
The Goldwyn Girls The Goldwyn Girls
Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited) Eddie Acuff
Man Drinking (uncredited) Robert Altman
Western Character (uncredited) Billy Bletcher
Floor Manager (uncredited) Betty Blythe
Photographer (uncredited) Jack Gargan
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) Karen X. Gaylord
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) Mary Ellen Gleason
R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited) Peter Gowland
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) Jackie Jordan
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) Georgia Lange
Waiter (uncredited) Chris-Pin Martin
Director (uncredited) Frank McLure
Cop (uncredited) Frank Meredith
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) Martha Montgomery
Cop (uncredited) Brick Sullivan
Dr. Renshaw (uncredited) Charles Trowbridge
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) Irene Vernon
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) Lynn Walker
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) Charles C. Wilson
Western Character (uncredited) Hank Worden
Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited) Helen Jerome Eddy
Illustrator (uncredited) Bess Flowers
Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited) Dorothy Granger

Art — Art Direction: George Jenkins
Art — Art Direction: Perry Ferguson
Art — Set Decoration: Casey Roberts
Camera — Director of Photography: Lee Garmes
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Irene Sharaff
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Marie Clark
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Robert Stephanoff
Crew — Sound Recordist: Fred Lau
Crew — Special Effects: Harry Redmond Jr.
Crew — Special Effects: Harry Redmond Sr.
Crew — Special Effects: John P. Fulton
Directing — Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Editing — Editor: Monica Collingwood
Production — Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Sound — Original Music Composer: David Raksin
Writing — Screenplay: Everett Freeman
Writing — Screenplay: Ken Englund
Writing — Story: James Thurber