The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
	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	Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	August 4, 1947 (Chicago premiere); September 1, 1947 (United States);
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3,350,000 (US and Canada rentals)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a 1947 American Technicolor adventure comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod from a screenplay by Ken Englund, Everett Freeman, and Philip Rapp (uncredited), loosely based on the 1939 short story by James Thurber. The film stars Danny Kaye as a young daydreaming proofreader for a magazine publishing firm and Virginia Mayo as the woman of his dreams.