A moment comes when you stop dreaming, start living and discover your destiny. In the secret life of walter mitty, danny kaye is a natural to play the part of walter mitty. Danny kaye sings as anatole of paris from the secret. This time im taking a look at the three versions of the secret life of walter mitty, so if youve ever wondered which is the best, or whether the movies are true. The versatile comedianalso an unsurpassed songanddance manplays a henpecked, thrillergenre book writer suddenly enmeshed in a real adventure involving the literal girl of his dreams virginia mayo. The secret life of walter mitty 1947 trailer youtube. The film stars danny kaye as a young daydreaming proofreader for a magazine publishing firm and virginia mayo as the girl of his dreams.
Even though danny kayes walter mitty is not precisely the mousey chap mr. Jan 30, 2014 danny kayes films include the kid from brooklyn 1946, the secret life of walter mitty 1947, the inspector general 1949, hans christian andersen 1952, white christmas 1954, and the court jester 1956. Thurber loosely based the character, a daydreamer, on his friend walter mithoff. This is the original movie version starring danny kaye as the mildmannered walter mitty, who daydreams himself into some wild adventures and meets a beautiful girl in the process. It seems that danny kaye 19111987 movies were always on television when i was growing up. Danny kaye stars as walter, a milquetoast proofreader for a magazine publishing firm.
The secret life of walter mitty 1947 1947 movie hoopla. Thurber wrote about with such delightful and devastating accuracy, he is an agreeable facsimile. The film stars danny kaye as a young daydreaming proofreader later. In this rendition of the tale, stiller plays a photo editor at life. Danny kaye shines in this film as he always does with clever voices, faces, and general quirkyness. Danny kaye and virginia mayo in the secret life of walter mitty 1947 danny kaye in. The imaginings of walter mitty are funny and moving and if you like ben stiller you will love his performance. From there he went through a series of jobs in and out of the business. I was worried about another remake of an old classic but ben stillar directed and acted did an incredible job composing each and every shot in the movie. Ben stiller directs and costars in this inspiring story about an ordinary man who leaps into the extraordinary adventure that is life. The versatile comedianalso an unsurpassed songanddance. Even when the movie is about another time and place, it inevitably is that time.
Kaye starred in a radio program, the danny kaye show, on cbs in 194546. The secret life of walter mitty, in which danny kaye gives vent to. The secret life of walter mitty 20 yts movie torrent. You can now read the secret life of walter mitty, the short story by james thurber that forms the basis of the upcoming ben stiller movie, for free online the comic tale about a mildmannered man who frequently imagines himself in thrilling situations originally appeared in the new yorker on march 19, 1939. The film was adapted for the screen by ken englund, everett freeman, and philip rapp, and directed by norman z. The secret life of walter mitty 1947 stars danny kaye as its. In 1939, he made his broadway debut in straw hat revue, but it was the stage production of the musical. Danny kaye from the secret life of walter mitty imitates a music professor. I have fond memories of watching movies like the secret life of walter mitty 1947, the inspector general 1949, hans christian anderson 1952, white christmas 1954 and the court jester 1956 when i was younger. Naturally, we dont pretend to know now about the cultists reaction to the film treatment of the secret life of walter mitty, but ours ranges from unrestrained. The secret life of walter mitty 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The secret life of walter mitty 1947 written by ken englund and everett freeman. Although author james thurber had serious misgivings about mgms adaptation of his story, the secret life of walter mitty 1947 turned out to be undeniably terrific entertainment.
During the summer one year, the morning movie featured the secret life of walter mitty. The secret life of walter mitty is a 20 american adventure comedydrama film directed, coproduced 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 this is the second film adaptation of james thurbers 1939 short story the secret life of walter mitty. Danny kaye played walter mitty in the original movie. The first film version of mitty, starring danny kaye, was released in 1947. The secret life of walter mitty 20 written by steve conrad. The irrepressible danny kaye stars as a mildmannered mouse who imagines himself as a number of daredevil heroes, including a gunslinger in the old west. Instead of another boring movie that i would have to watch because there is nothing else to watch. The secret life of walter mitty 1947 film wikipedia. The most recent movie adaptation of the mitty story, from 20, starred ben stiller in the titular role as the archetypal nebbish who retreats into an intensely vivid fantasy world in times of stress.
Walter mitty, the henpecked, daydreaming hero in the short story the secret life of walter mitty, is thurbers quintessential urban man. The secret life of walter mitty 20 tt0359950 a timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a truelife adventure when a negative goes missing. It all began when i was born a month too soon my ma was frightened by a runaway. The secret life of walter mitty is a 1947 technicolor comedy film, loosely based on the short story of the same name by james thurber. The secret life of walter mitty 1947 rotten tomatoes. It was made into a film in 1947 starring danny kaye, with a remake directed by, and. This is nothing like the original film with danny kaye. Before a year, he tied with jimmy durante for fifth place in the radio daily popularity poll. With danny kaye, virginia mayo, boris karloff, fay bainter. James thurber wasnt 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 office. The image of danny kaye in this poster is straight from a chinese restaurant scene deleted from the theatrical release of the secret life of walter mitty. Danny kaye left school at the age of to work in the socalled borscht belt of jewish resorts in the catskill mountains. Danny kaye stars as walter, a milquetoast proofreader for a magazine.
Read the short story the secret life of walter mitty. So when i got a request to do a danny kaye ultimate movie rankings page i was shocked. It was first published in the new yorker in 1939 and was collected in my worldand welcome to it danny kaye, energetic multitalented american actor and. Kaye was asked to participate in a uso tour following the end of world war ii. The secret life of walter mitty turner classic movies. Danny kaye walter mitty, virginia mayo rosalind van hoorn, boris karloff dr. The sectret life of walter mitty is based on james thurbers classic story of a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. The secret life of walter mitty 1947 stream and watch. James thurber wasnt 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. Walter mitty and the life magazine covers that never were. Walter james mitty is a fictional character in james thurbers 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. Titled symphony for unstrung tongue love himcheck out the other two ive put up in loving tribute. The secret life of walter mitty 1939 is a short story by james thurber. Eunice mitty, ann rutherford gertrude griswold, thurston hall bruce pierce.
Writings and drawings the library of america, 1996, isbn 1883011221, is. This film was recently remade sadly with a slightly different plot and newer actors and im sorry to say it did not honor the original. The secret life of walter mitty, in which danny kaye. Released september 1st, 1947, the secret life of walter mitty stars danny kaye, virginia mayo, boris karloff, fay bainter the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of. When his job, along with that of his coworker kristen wiig are threatened, walter takes action and embarks on an incredible journey. It meant that he would be absent from his radio show for nearly two months at the beginning of the season. The wonderful danny kaye is perfect as thurbers hopelessly daydreaming character as his fantasies open up visually into amusing heroics the tipocketica sound. From the movie the secret life of walter mitty 1947 lyrics and music written by sylvia fine danny kayes wife.
The most famous of thurbers 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. Goldwyn film adaptation of his 1939 short story the secret life of walter mitty, but the. The secret life of walter mitty 1947 movie moviefone. The characters name and its adjective mittyesque have entered the. A wonderful surprise for me was the actor danny kaye who i had never heard of before. The one downside to the recent flurry of danny kaye dvd releases has been the discs lack of bonus materials. The secret life of walter mitty streaming video edmonton public.
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