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title: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
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# The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

**Brand:** danny kayevirginia mayonorman z. mcleod
**Price:** KSh12270
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- **What is this?** The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by danny kayevirginia mayonorman z. mcleod
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.com          If there's one movie Danny Kaye fans fondly remember, it's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. The versatile comedian--also an unsurpassed song-and-dance man--plays a henpecked, thriller-genre book writer suddenly enmeshed in a real adventure involving the (literal) girl of his dreams (Virginia Mayo). Initially criticized for not staying true to the more melancholic sensibility of author James Thurber's original story (Thurber allegedly offered producer Samuel Goldwyn $10,000 to not make the film), it not only works as an independent story, but remains highly entertaining and wears well upon repeated viewing. Kaye's milquetoast Walter fantasizes distractedly about being heroic, whether a gunslinger, an Air Force pilot, or a riverboat gambler. His "Anatole of Paris" number, in which Walter fancies himself a French hat designer who, in the end, declares he hates women, is nothing short of brilliant. That number, like many of Kaye's trademark patter deliveries, was penned by his wife, Sylvia Fine. Kaye benefits from a wonderful supporting cast: Mayo; Boris Karloff as maniacal Dr. Hugo Hollingshead; Faye Bainter as Walter's repressive but lively mother; Ann Rutherford as his suspicious fiancée Gertrude; and Gordon Jones as Tubby, who not only has designs on Gertrude, but provides the villain in Walter's fantasies. --N.F. Mendoza

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Beautifully remastered!
  

*by R***. on Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024*

(AS I RECALL, THIS IS A 1947 M0VIE.)Seemed to me while I was watching this EXCELLENT fantasy/farce it looked like it was FILMED [much] before then. Had a WWII-feel to it.None-the-less, it was wonderful to watch.HIGHLY recommended!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good old fashioned fun in gorgeous technicolor!
  

*by E***J on Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2013*

If you enjoy vintage movies, and vintage campy humor, you can't do better than this.Danny Kaye is wonderful as an innocent, accident prone milquetoast with a rich fantasy life. And the supporting cast is just, wow! The color and images are stunning.The script is brilliant...tongue-in-cheek and witty in the manner of some of the best writing from films in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Ever see The Women? Same kind of laugh until you drop writing. You often get the impression there are two meanings...the "obvious" meaning for the general public, and the inside double meaning for the script writers and their little inside circle.Some think Danny Kaye was gay and that his scripts have a gay double-entendre. The evidence for Kaye's queerness is much contested (lots of debate about his supposed affair with Olivier) but either way I think it's clear that screenwriters of the time were so comfortable in the invisibility of gay culture that they had fun dropping a lot of double meanings in that back then went mostly unnoticed and today are just hilarious.Too bad this is out of print. Maybe they'll remake it. I paid $140 to get it used and I don't regret it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Kaye daydreams his way to box-office glory
  

*by R***D on Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2011*

Although author James Thurber had serious misgivings about MGM's adaptation of his story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1947) turned out to be undeniably terrific entertainment. The wonderful Danny Kaye is perfect as Thurber's hopelessly daydreaming character as his fantasies open up visually into amusing heroics (the "tipocketica" sound effect thematically running through each fantasy). Seemingly, the daydreams are the only way of escape from milquetoast Walter's oppressive life, complete with a domineering mother, demanding fiance, and redundant job (writing suspense stories). The fun really begins when a woman (blond bombshell Virginia Mayo) bursts into his life, and suddenly, poor Mitty is thrust in the middle of a very real espionage situation, frought with danger. It's then fun to watch wide-eyed Kaye get tugged & pulled between what is his normal, henpecked existence, and his wobbling chance to beat the odds and become a true hero.The supporting cast (including the sinister presence of Boris Karloff) is top notch, and the story (particularly the fantasy sequences) benefit from the bright sparkle of a glossy MGM production.Definitely a Kaye classic that should be included in any fan's collection!

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