{"id":12702,"date":"2010-10-08T13:07:32","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T20:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12702"},"modified":"2021-12-20T18:59:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T01:59:55","slug":"secret-life-of-walter-mitty-the-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12702","title":{"rendered":"Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Walter, you&#8217;re getting more absent-minded each day. It&#8217;s all that daydreaming you do!<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Secret-Life-of-Walter-Mitty-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Secret-Life-of-Walter-Mitty-Poster-202x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Secret-Life-of-Walter-Mitty-Poster-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Secret-Life-of-Walter-Mitty-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Secret-Life-of-Walter-Mitty-Poster-182x270.png 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Secret-Life-of-Walter-Mitty-Poster.png 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA henpecked proofreader (Danny Kaye) with a wild imagination finds himself embroiled in a real-life drama when he encounters a mysterious blonde (Virginia Mayo) in a taxi cab.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boris Karloff Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Danny Kaye Films<\/li>\n<li>Fay Bainter Films<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Mayo Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDanny Kaye is at the top of his game in this delightful comedy &#8212; loosely based upon James Thurber&#8217;s beloved <a href=\"http:\/\/www.all-story.com\/issues.cgi?action=show_story&#038;story_id=100\">short story<\/a> &#8212; about a nebbishy pulp magazine proofreader who escapes his henpecked existence through a rich and varied fantasy life. The sequences in which he imagines himself a daring sea captain, a renowned surgeon, a WWII flying ace, a fey fashion designer, a Western gunslinger, and a riverboat gambler are each genuinely amusing, as are the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patter_song\">patter songs<\/a> incorporated throughout. The surrounding storyline &#8212; involving a &#8220;little black book&#8221; detailing the locations of stolen Dutch artwork, which various Bad Men want to get their hands on &#8212; eventually goes on for a little too long, and devolves into slapstick by the end; but Kaye and his supporting cast make this one well worth a look. Watch for Boris Karloff in an all-too-brief appearance as one of the parties interested in obtaining the &#8220;black book&#8221; &#8212; his opening line (&#8220;I know of a way to kill a man and leave no trace.&#8221;) remains a zinger. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danny Kaye as Walter Mitty<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-kaye.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-kaye.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12707\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Virginia Mayo as Rosalind van Hoorn<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-mayo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-mayo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12706\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ann Rutherford as Walter&#8217;s fiancee, Gertrude Griswold<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-rutherford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-rutherford.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12705\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many genuinely amusing sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-professor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-professor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12710\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-noose.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-noose.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12711\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-gambler.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/secret-life-gambler.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12712\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a comedy classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039808\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/08\/15\/archives\/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-in-which-danny-kaye-gives-vent-to.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Walter, you&#8217;re getting more absent-minded each day. It&#8217;s all that daydreaming you do! Synopsis: A henpecked proofreader (Danny Kaye) with a wild imagination finds himself embroiled in a real-life drama when he encounters a mysterious blonde (Virginia Mayo) in a taxi cab. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boris Karloff Films Comedy Danny Kaye Films Fay Bainter Films Thieves and Criminals Virginia Mayo Films Review: Danny Kaye is at the top of his game in this delightful comedy &#8212; loosely based&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12702\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12702"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78874,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702\/revisions\/78874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}