The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Movie Review 1947

An entertaining adaptation of the James Thurber short story about a meek man (Kaye) who lives an unusual secret fantasy life. Henpecked by his fiancee and mother, oppressed at his job, he imagines himself in the midst of various heroic fantasies. While Thurber always professed to hate Kaye's characterization and the movie, it scored at the boxoffice and today stands as a comedic romp for Kaye. Available with digitally remastered stereo and original movie trailer.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: James Thurber

Screenplay

Everett Freeman, Ken Englund, Philip Rapp

Cast

Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Ann Rutherford, Fay Bainter, Florence Bates

Cinematography

Lee Garmes

Director

Norman Z. McLeod

Music

Sylvia Fine, David Raksin

Producer

Samuel Goldwyn