The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Z. McLeod
Screenplay byKen Englund
Everett Freeman
Philip Rapp (uncredited)
Based on"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn
StarringDanny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Boris Karloff
Fay Bainter
Ann Rutherford
CinematographyLee Garmes
Edited byMonica Collingwood
Music bySylvia Fine (songs)
David Raksin (score)
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • August 4, 1947 (1947-08-04) (Premiere-Chicago)[1]
  • September 1, 1947 (1947-09-01) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ a b "AFI Catalogue: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63