Summary
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.
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Cast
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
Konstantin Shayne
Peter van Hoorn
Henry Corden
Hendrick
Milton Parsons
Butler
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Follinsbee
Fritz Feld
Anatole
Frank Reicher
Maasdam
Reginald Denny
Colonel
Eddie Acuff
Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Western Character (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Floor Manager (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Director (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Western Character (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy
Lingerie Saleswoman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Illustrator (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Dona Dax
Stenographer (uncredited)