The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
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A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!
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.
- Released: 1947-09-01
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 50m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 142 votes
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod.
Top cast
- Danny Kaye as Walter Mitty
- Virginia Mayo as Rosalind van Hoorn
- Boris Karloff as Dr. Hollingshead
- Fay Bainter as Mrs. Mitty
- Ann Rutherford as Gertrude Griswold
- Thurston Hall as Bruce Pierce
- Gordon Jones as Tubby Wadsworth
- Florence Bates as Mrs. Griswold
- Konstantin Shayne as Peter van Hoorn
- Reginald Denny as Colonel
Where to watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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