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.

Danny Kaye
Walter Mitty

Virginia Mayo
Rosalind van Hoorn

Fay Bainter
Mrs. Mitty

Thurston Hall
Bruce Pierce

Ann Rutherford
Gertrude Griswold

Florence Bates
Mrs. Griswold

Gordon Jones
Tubby Wadsworth

Boris Karloff
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
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Release Date
September 1, 1947
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Director