| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:SecretLifeofwalter.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Screenplay by | Ken Englund Everett Freeman Philip Rapp (uncredited) |
| Based on | "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Boris Karloff Fay Bainter Ann Rutherford |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | Monica Collingwood |
| Music by | Sylvia Fine (songs) David Raksin (score) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,350,000 (US rentals)[2] |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a 1947 American Technicolor comedy film, loosely based on the 1939 short story of the same name by James Thurber. The film stars Danny Kaye as a young daydreaming proofreader (later associate editor) for a magazine publishing firm and Virginia Mayo as the girl of his dreams. The film was adapted for the screen by Ken Englund, Everett Freeman, and Philip Rapp (uncredited), and directed by Norman Z. McLeod.
- ^ a b "AFI Catalogue: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63