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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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1hr 50min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1947
Directors:
Lumsden Hare, Norman Z. McLeod
Distributor:
HBO Home Video
Starring:
Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff  ...more
Synopsis: James Thurber wasn't too happy with the Sam Goldwyn film adaptation of his 1939 short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, but the Technicolor musical comedy proved to be a cash cow at the box office. Danny Kaye stars as Walter, a milquetoast proofreader for a magazine publishing firm. Walter is constitutionally incapable of standing up for himself, which is why his mother (Fay Bainter) has been able to arrange a frightful marriage between her son and the beautiful but overbearing Gertrude Griswold ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
American humorist James Thurber penned whimsical, telling fables about ordinary life in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. His most famous story was The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, about a mousy man, suffering under emotional persecution from his wife, who has elaborate heroic dreams. The character of Walter Mitty made such an impact on popular culture that the name came to stand for a daydreamer. Although ... Full Review
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Danny Kaye
Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
Rosalind Van Hoorn
Boris Karloff
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Mitty
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