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  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
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    110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Approved
110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.
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Ken Englund (screen play) | Everett Freeman (screen play) | James Thurber (from a story by)
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Release date
Sep 1, 1947 (United States)

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143 cast members
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Danny Kaye
Walter Mitty Walter Mitty   See fewer
Virginia Mayo
Rosalind van Hoorn Rosalind van Hoorn   See fewer
Boris Karloff
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead Dr. Hugo Hollingshead   See fewer
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Eunice Mitty Mrs. Eunice Mitty   See fewer
Ann Rutherford
Gertrude Griswold Gertrude Griswold   See fewer
Thurston Hall
Bruce Pierce Bruce Pierce   See fewer
Gordon Jones
Tubby Wadsworth Tubby Wadsworth   See fewer
Florence Bates
Mrs. Irma Griswold Mrs. Irma Griswold   See fewer
Konstantin Shayne
Peter van Hoorn Peter van Hoorn   See fewer
Reginald Denny
Colonel Colonel   See fewer
Henry Corden
Hendrick Hendrick   See fewer
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Leticia Follinsbee Mrs. Leticia Follinsbee   See fewer
Fritz Feld
Anatole Anatole   See fewer
Frank Reicher
Karl Maasdam Karl Maasdam   See fewer
Milton Parsons
Butler Tyler Butler Tyler   See fewer
The Goldwyn Girls
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Eddie Acuff
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Ernie Adams
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Robert Altman
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Sam Ash
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Walter Bacon
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Mary Anne Baird
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Mary Bayless
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Brandon Beach
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Audrey Betz
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Edward Biby
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Ted Billings
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Eumenio Blanco
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Billy Bletcher
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Betty Blythe
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William A. Boardway
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Mary Brewer
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Betty Cargyle
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James Carlisle
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Lucille Casey
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Sue Casey
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Eddy Chandler
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George Chandler
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Lane Chandler
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Jack Cheatham
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Dorothy Christy
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Tom Coleman
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Barbara Combs
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Lorinne Crawford
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Kernan Cripps
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Wade Crosby
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Dona Dax
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Leslie Denison
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Vernon Dent
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Depp
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Neal Dodd
Minister (uncredited) Minister (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Dunham
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Ralph Dunn
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Dick Earle
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Al Eben
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Maude Eburne
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Helen Jerome Eddy
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Frank Ellis
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Carl Faulkner
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Tom Ferrandini
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Bess Flowers
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Mary Forbes
Mrs. Pierce (uncredited) Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)   See fewer
Raoul Freeman
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Joel Friedkin
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Jack Gargan
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Don Garner
Young Saman (uncredited) Young Saman (uncredited)   See fewer
Karen X. Gaylord
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Rudy Germane
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Mary Gleason
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Mary Gordon
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Peter Gowland
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Herschel Graham
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Dorothy Granger
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William Haade
Conductor (uncredited) Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Haines
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John Hamilton
Dr. Remington (uncredited) Dr. Remington (uncredited)   See fewer
Lumsden Hare
Dr. Pritchard-Mitford (uncredited) Dr. Pritchard-Mitford (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
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Harry Harvey Jr.
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Harold Hensen
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Tommy Hughes
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Warren Jackson
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Jackie Jordan
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Colin Kenny
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Henry Kolker
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Ethan Laidlaw
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Georgia Lange
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Frank LaRue
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Nolan Leary
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Ruth Lee
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Carl M. Leviness
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Weaver Levy
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Max Linder
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George Lloyd
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Leota Lorraine
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Wilbur Mack
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George Magrill
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Frank Marlowe
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Anthony Marsh
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Chris-Pin Martin
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Michael Mauree
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Sam McDaniel
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Tom McGuire
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Christine McIntyre
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Frank McLure
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Frank Meredith
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John Meredith
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Harold Miller
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Moy Ming
Elderly Chinese (uncredited) Elderly Chinese (uncredited)   See fewer
Martha Montgomery
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Ralph Montgomery
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Frances Morris
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Richard Neill
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William Newell
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Paul Newlan
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William H. O'Brien
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Patsy O'Byrne
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Broderick O'Farrell
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Jack Overman
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Netta Packer
Organist (uncredited) Organist (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Patrick
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Vincent Pelletier
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Tom Quinn
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Otto Reichow
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Dick Rush
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Cosmo Sardo
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Syd Saylor
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Cy Schindell
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Charles Trowbridge
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John Tyrrell
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Lynn Walker
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Charles C. Wilson
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