The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 7,192 VOTES · DIR. Norman Z. McLeod
Overview
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,394 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:29 Not so fast! You're driving too fast!
00:06:52 You think I'd forgotten you? Here we are.
00:10:01 - Dr. Walter Mitty. - Gentlemen.
00:14:01 Don't you ever forget. When I say snapdragon seeds...
00:17:30 it would be good for your nervous stomach.
00:21:31 Music! "Und" why?
00:25:49 In the face!
00:30:56 Never mind the Pierce building. Go to Pier 47.
00:35:42 Good morning, Mr. Mitty.
00:40:30 Oh, I thought...
00:44:05 They're working together with the Dutch Secret Police.
00:50:31 Elmer, shoo!
00:54:06 Excuse me!
00:57:20 Pass.
01:03:09 Come on, Walt! Finish the deal!
01:08:04 Carry them now.
01:12:34 At low tide and high noon
01:18:58 Miss van Hoorn!
01:24:16 I think I do.
01:27:55 He's never run away from home, not even when he was little!
01:31:25 It's just full of telephone numbers.
01:34:52 I'm beginning to feel better already.
01:44:47 Well, this worked in "The Shocking Case Of The Mad Electrician."
01:49:21 Oh, no. Right you are... Bruce!
Cast & Characters
Danny Kaye
Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
Rosalind van Hoorn
Boris Karloff
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Eunice Mitty
Ann Rutherford
Gertrude Griswold
Thurston Hall
Bruce Pierce
Gordon Jones
Tubby Wadsworth
Florence Bates
Mrs. Irma Griswold
Konstantin Shayne
Peter van Hoorn
Reginald Denny
Colonel
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,394
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:01:29
Final line01:49:21
Production Record
DirectorNorman Z. McLeod
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,192