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.
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)
Robert Altman
Man Drinking (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Western Character (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Floor Manager (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Photographer (uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Mary Gleason
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Peter Gowland
R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)
Georgia Lange
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Director (uncredited)
Frank Meredith
Cop (uncredited)
Martha Montgomery
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Cop (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Irene Vernon
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Walker
Goldwyn Girl (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
Unknown
Dona Dax
Stenographer (uncredited)
Dick Earle
Director (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Department Head (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Norman Z. McLeod
Director
Ken Englund
Screenplay
Everett Freeman
Screenplay
James Thurber
Story
Monica Collingwood
Editor
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Marie Clark
Hairstylist
Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist
Harry Redmond Jr.
Special Effects
Harry Redmond Sr.
Special Effects
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Music Director
Casey Roberts
Set Decoration
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
George Jenkins
Art Direction
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