The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty 1947

Walter james mitty is a fictional character in james thurber s first short story the secret life of walter mitty first published in the new yorker on march 18 1939 and in book form in my world and welcome to it in 1942.

The secret life of walter mitty 1947. Writings and drawings the library of america 1996 isbn 1 883011 22 1 is. With danny kaye virginia mayo boris karloff fay bainter. The secret life of walter mitty 1939 is a short story by james thurber. Directed by norman z.

The secret life of walter mitty some of the deepest dyed thurber fans may squeal since there s naturally considerable change from the famed short story on which the screenplay is built. A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy. A re imagining of the 2013 film trailer using footage from the 1947 version of the film. It was made into a film in 1947 starring danny kaye with a remake directed by and.

The most famous of thurber s stories it first appeared in the new yorker on march 18 1939 and was first collected in his book my world and welcome to it harcourt brace and company 1942. James thurber wasn t too happy with the sam goldwyn film adaptation of his 1939 short story the secret life of walter mitty but the technicolor musical comedy proved to be a cash cow at the box. The film was adapted for the screen by ken englund everett freeman and philip rapp and. It has since been reprinted in james thurber.

The secret life of walter mitty is a 2013 american adventure comedy drama film directed co produced by and starring ben stiller and written by steve conrad the film also stars kristen wiig shirley maclaine adam scott kathryn hahn and sean penn. Thurber loosely based the character a daydreamer on his friend walter mithoff.