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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 1947 (014.00.00)

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) was the fourth of Kaye’s films for the Samuel Goldwyn studio. The film was about a daydreaming writer who finds his dreams mixing with reality, based on American author James Thurber’s most popular short story. Despite being a large box office draw, the preparatory stages were marred with difficulties in writing the script. Eventually, Thurber was called in to assist with the writing.
<em>The Secret Life of Walter Mitty</em> (1947) was the fourth of Kaye’s films for the Samuel Goldwyn studio. The film was about a daydreaming writer who finds his dreams mixing with reality, based on American author James Thurber’s most popular short story. Despite being a large box office draw, the preparatory stages were marred with difficulties in writing the script. Eventually, Thurber was called in to assist with the writing.