Story :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 KayeWalter Mitty
Virginia MayoRosalind van Hoorn
Fay BainterMrs. Mitty
Thurston HallBruce Pierce
Ann RutherfordGertrude Griswold
Florence BatesMrs. Griswold
Gordon JonesTubby Wadsworth
Boris KarloffDr. Hugo Hollingshead
Konstantin ShaynePeter van Hoorn
Henry CordenHendrick
Milton ParsonsButler
Doris LloydMrs. Follinsbee
Fritz FeldAnatole
Frank ReicherMaasdam
Reginald DennyColonel
Eddie AcuffWells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Robert AltmanMan Drinking (uncredited)
Billy BletcherWestern Character (uncredited)
Betty BlytheFloor Manager (uncredited)
Jack GarganPhotographer (uncredited)
Karen X. GaylordGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Mary GleasonGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Peter GowlandR.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)
Georgia LangeGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Chris-Pin MartinWaiter (uncredited)
Frank McLureDirector (uncredited)
Frank MeredithCop (uncredited)
Martha MontgomeryGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Brick SullivanCop (uncredited)
Charles TrowbridgeDr. Renshaw (uncredited)
Irene VernonGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Lynn WalkerGoldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Charles C. WilsonPolice Desk Sergeant (uncredited)